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28 years ago, I took my very first breath. Obviously lots has happened since then, both for the good and for the bad. Since I woke up, I've been thinking about how we're living our lives now as opposed to just a short year ago. I'm happy to be taking steps in a positive direction where our health is concerned. Not only is it a privilege to grow old, but it's a pleasure as well.
Just thinking about all of the things I've learned in the past year blows my mind. I'm proud to say that Literate Zombie and I have finally started living instead of putting our lives on hold until we get to the next town. We're playing music and creating and learning and performing.
For those who know me personally, you know life has not been that kind to me. But, I've made the decision to do my best to move forward and look to the future and the possibilities as opposed to focusing on the negative. We're all in this together but at the same time, we all have our own paths and our own journeys. I'm doing my best to travel mine with an open heart and clear head, keeping my eyes open along the way.
I wish you all happy journeys of your own.
Much Love,
Fruit Killer

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This is it. We have worked our way through all of the dungeons, found (almost) all of the sacred treasures, and died many, many
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Ep.42 – Oculus Go Pro Skater 3DS 2K18
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Dat Switch Keyboard – Let's Talk Switch
No real major Switch news this week, but a bunch of little announcements and rumors. We've got this monstrosity of a keyboard being announced,
Chat of the Wild Gaiden #3 – A Hero's Challenge
As we make our way through dungeons 5 and 6, the difficulty begins to spike with Ganon throwing all variety of his most challenging
Ep.41 – Building Our N64 Classic
With very little happening in the world of gaming this week, we decided to do another episode where we put together our own personal
Splatoon 2 Direct – Let's Talk Switch
This week Bryan gets to talk a bit about the new added content for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Platinum seems
Chat of the Wild Gaiden #2 – Making Our Way Through Hyrule
In this episode of Chat of the Wild Gaiden, we make our way through 2 more dungeons, meet some weird guy giving out a
Ep. 40 – Of Course We Are Talking about the SNES Classic
So the big news of the week was all about that SNES Classic. We go through all the games announced for it and compare
Chat of the Wild Gaiden #1 – Starting a New Adventure
Welcome to our new show Chat of the Wild Gaiden! In this spin off show, we are playing through all of the Zelda games
Ep. 39 – The Games of Summer
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Our concerns with the "Thor" and "Captain America" films have been well documented, but the newest banners to promote the hero flicks at Comic-Con promise a darkness and grit that has been decidedly lacking.
Captain America is seen wielding a shield and a gun, fighting side-by-side with U.S. troops, while Thor is going at it hammer and tong with his evil half-brother Loki. Check out the full-size versions here and here.
The new banner art looks far, far better than anything we've seen before from either project. Too bad they're not actual stills. Speaking of which, the new still of Chris Hemsworth swinging the mighty Mjolnir is a step in the right direction, but we've had our fill of Thor in T-shirts, thank you.
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With Comic-Con starting tomorrow in San Diego, this is Marvel's big chance to assure fans that their upcoming epics are on the right path. We're rooting for them.


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Chef Antonio Park's Asian salads begin with a single basic dressing, which he makes in large quantity and stores in the refrigerator in a well-sealed glass jar or plastic container for up to three weeks. Later, he adds other ingredients, including herbs, white miso and Japanese plum paste, to alter the colours and flavours and to create entirely different dressings.
At the very last minute before serving, he uses his hands to toss the salad, delicately and thoroughly coating the vegetables with the dressing.
Creamy Carrot and Onion Dressing
Makes about 3 cups
Creamy refers to the texture of this intensely flavoured dressing, which is puréed in a blender until ultrasmooth.
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
1 large sweet or red onion, peeled and chopped
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
1/2 cup maple syrup
Combine all ingredients in a blender and purée at high speed until smooth. Store in a covered jar in the fridge for up to three weeks.
Herbed Asian Dressing
Makes about 1¼ cups
A handful of herbs — basil, Thai basil, Japanese shiso or mint — lend this dressing a chartreuse colour.
1 cup carrot and onion dressing (see recipe above)
1 handful fresh basil, mint or shiso leaves
2 teaspoons white miso
Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Chef Park's Crazy Dressing
Makes about 1½ cups
This one marries sweet, sour and salty. Antonio Park created it for a main-course salad featuring mixed greens, julienned vegetables and seared lamb tataki.
1 cup carrot and onion dressing (see recipe)
1 tablespoon Japanese plum paste
1 tablespoon white miso
1/4 cup organic tamari sauce
Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth.


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ALGIERS/RABAT, Feb 4 (Reuters) - After popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, what about the other three countries in the turbulent swathe of land along Africa's northern coast?
Analysts are now scrutinising whether Libya, Algeria or Morocco could be the next domino to fall.
The three have much in common with Egypt and Tunisia: They are part of the Arab world, they have large populations of unemployed young people, entrenched leaderships and opposition movements which say it is time for a transition to democracy.
Uprisings in Algeria and Libya, in particular, could have far-reaching implications for the world economy because both are major oil and gas exporters.
But there are also many reasons to believe the unrest will not spread further through north Africa. Here are some questions and answers on the prospects of a revolt happening elsewhere:
Probably not. The events unfolding in Tunis and Cairo have certainly increased pressure on the Algerian government. Civil society groups, small trade unions and minor political parties have joined forces to press for a change of ruler — the first time this kind of opposition coalition has existed in two decades. Algeria was rocked by food riots at the start of the year and there have been small political protests.
"Widespread demonstrations could upset the delicate balance of the country's political and economic structure," the Eurasia Group private think tank said. "The main risk in Algeria is the possibility that unrest would split key sections of the elite."
But there is no sign yet those protests will become widespread. Algeria's biggest opposition forces — Islamist groups which have been banned since the early 1990s but retain influence, and the secular FFS party — have not joined the protest coalition.
Algeria's ruling elite has also shown, over nearly a half century in power, a remarkable capacity to adapt to changing circumstances. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika demonstrated this on Thursday when he agreed to opposition demands to lift a 19-year-old state of emergency.
With about $150 billion in foreign currency reserves and oil selling at around $100 a barrel, the government can use cash to soothe its citizens' economic grievances.
Ordinary Algerians are wary of any relapse into political turmoil after a political opening in the early 1990s degenerated into a brutal conflict between security forces and Islamist militants that killed an estimated 200,000 people. "Algeria effectively already had its revolution," said Geoff Porter, an independent U.S. analyst on North Africa. "Few want to risk descending into another decade of chaos."
Even if mass unrest breaks out, most analysts believe the risk of disruption to oil and gas exports is minimal. Nearly all the energy activity is deep in the Sahara desert and the biggest oilfield town, Hassi Messaoud, is relatively well-off and heavily policed. Since the conflict with Islamist rebels started, there have been no confirmed cases of energy infrastructure being hit.
On the face of it, Libya fits the model of a country vulnerable to an uprising. Muammar Gaddafi has led the country since 1969, making him the longest-serving ruler on the African continent. There are stark income inequalities. Political parties are banned and there is little room for public dissent.
Minor clashes last month, when people waiting for the government to allocate them new homes seized vacant apartment buildings, showed the potential for disturbances.
Below the surface, things are more complex. Libya more closely mirrors an oil-rich Gulf state where an autocratic ruler operate a system of patronage, sharing out wealth from energy exports with his subjects.
Many Libyans are jobless, but the lifting of international sanctions in 2004, the high oil price and state handouts mean most families are enjoying their highest incomes for decades.
Libyan society and public life is built around family and tribal ties, so if there is any challenge to Gaddafi's rule, it is likely to happen behind the scenes and not in the streets.
Gaddafi may not be universally popular — least of all around the eastern city of Benghazi — but many Libyans like his rhetoric about Western "imperialism" and the stature he gives them on the international stage."
"Security is being maintained at a high level inside the country and the regime's overseas opponents are political and financially very weak," said MENAS Associates, a political risk consultancy. "The current signs are that the regime will survive the crisis given the strength of both its security services and finances," it said.
Not necessarily. Youths, who make up the majority of the country's 32 million population, share many of the concerns of their Egyptian and Tunisian peers: They feel that significant efforts to develop the economy over the past 11 years have not yielded enough opportunities and many, especially in rural areas, still dream of a better life in Europe.
Rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Fitch have said the North African country of 32 million people is the least likely in the region to be affected by the wave of popular unrest.
But the government has not been able to create even half the 250,000 jobs it pledged in 2007 to generate on an annual basis by 2012, according to official data. Unemployment officially hovers around 9 percent and affects 173,200 graduates — 16.7 percent of total graduates. Many independent analysts and members of parliament say these figures are much higher.
King Mohammed, one of the youngest Arab rulers, has shown a greater sense of initiative than his late father King Hassan in trying to address the social and economic qualms of what he refers to as his "subjects". Official data shows GDP per capita rose 41 percent between his enthronement in 1999 and 2009.
The economy remains vulnerable to weather vagaries in a country where agriculture is the top employer.
Morocco is dogged by strikes by both private and public sector employees and still witnesses sporadic, localised unrest mainly in remote areas, where citizens feel development efforts have either not been evenly allocated or have yet to produce tangible results.
By law, Morocco is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. But its constitution accords the king wide prerogatives, from dissolving parliament to the imposition of the state of emergency, and he has say on the appointments of key government portfolios including the prime minister.
A once active debate in the late 1990s over a need for constitutional reform has faded. Priorities for political parties now centre on holding a maximum number of government portfolios or defending their turfs from the poaching of their elected representatives by a newly-created party formed by a classmate of the king, who also was deputy interior minister.
This has alienated the vast majority of Moroccans: Voter turnout at the most recent parliamentary elections stood at 37 percent, the lowest in the country's modern history.
Driss Benali, a prominent economics lecturer, said: "Over the last ten years, the system has killed political parties. Morocco is less authoritarian than Tunisia but we have not got the educated of Tunisia neither do we have the active business elite of Egypt.
"The monarchy has the required legitimacy and the king is popular but some in his entourage often tarnish his image. This is a great opportunity for the monarchy to adopt serious constitutional reforms that empower the government and where the king reigns without ruling," Benali added. (Editing by Mark Heinrich)


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Replication over the Internet can provide flexibility, particularly for mobile Subscribers, but you must configure Internet replication appropriately to ensure adequate security. Microsoft recommends using one of two techniques for securely sharing information over the Internet:
Virtual private network (VPN)
The Web synchronization option for merge replication
Virtual Private Network
Virtual private networks provide a simple and secure layered approach to replicating SQL Server data over the Internet. The VPN connection over the Internet logically operates as a Wide Area Network (WAN) link between the sites.
This is achieved by allowing the user to tunnel through the Internet or another public network using a protocol such as Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) available with the Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, or Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) available with the Windows 2000 operating system. This process provides security and features similar to those available in a private network.
For more information about setting up a VPN, see the Microsoft Windows documentation.
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The fall season is on us and so far I've managed to catch a few old series and some new ones.
Castle was the one I was really looking forward to seeing (aside from The Mentalist) and because of that, I don't think it lived up to the hype I created for myself. It was a good show, but I wasn't keen on Beckett seeming shaken. I suppose it makes sense but it didn't sit right. They make a point of noting she's fearless and headstrong, likely to charge into the case of her mother's death without concern of who it could impact but she's shaken.
The scene on the swings was a little less than I expected – the whole 'wall' discussion was something I'd expect from a teenager and was a really quick way of putting the relationship on the back burner. Castle's interactions with his daughter weren't what I liked in previous interactions, it was more serious and put her in the position of authority. I made sense – she loves her father and doesn't want him to be at risk and it's the sort of reaction you'd expect. I suppose without it, it wouldn't seem as real a relationship. I think the position Castle is in with knowing that they're not coming after Beckett again unless she keeps digging but having to hold Beckett back without her knowing is
Overall the initial tone of the show wasn't what I previously enjoyed in Castle episodes however, it drifted back into what I found interesting later in the show. The murder case for that episode fell to the wayside for the majority of the show – it was a pretty obvious one. As soon as the band member chimed in with the "He was looking for money to leave town," comment, I knew it was him. It was too leading and damning – not the sort of thing you'd say about a friend so open and willingly unless you didn't care about said friend.
I think my main beef about it was that it didn't have the same feel as the previous season's opening episode – which was tentative and comical. There wasn't as much comedy in it and less focus on the case at hand which is mostly what I enjoy. It was too somber initially – understandably so.
If you're a watcher of the show you've seen the morbid excitement Castle has when he gets a call from Beckett and their is a murder? That's sort of how I feel – the show doesn't start until that call comes. As I said, it ended on a better note.
Esposito, Ryan and Laney are still top notch and I enjoy them. I miss Montgomery and I'm not too keen on the new Captain which means she was doing her job right. I do see her lightening up a little near the end thanks to Esposito and Ryan's antics but we'll see.
I still like the series and expect it to get back to more of what I enjoy next week – given the previews, the insensitive, "OMG did he just say that?" type humor will be back.
Hawaii Five-O was what I expected from it. A little bit of a rushed recovery as they quickly cleared McGarret of murdering the Govenor. I still watch this because it's entertaining in an action-packed sort of way with less thought required. I don't have much to say about it – it's more of the same. Nice scenery, quickly resolved cases, cool car, action and a little bit of drama. Admittedly, I don't have a lot of investment in the show, it's more of a watch and see what happens, less of a figure it out type show – at least that's how I view it. Still, I do want to see it.
Camelot is new show (though I heard it aired already in the U.S.?) which had an interesting opener. I can't help but feel it's appearance is due to A Game of Thrones and its success on HBO. Still, it's a more grown up take on the Arthur tale. I do like the selection of actors and presentation of the story is an good spin.
Some of it seems a little forced (killing of Arthur's adopted mother) or small scale (the fact that Lott was there with a handful of 'troops'). The attack on Camelot seemed a little weak with very few people in a tight area. The killing of Lott and the adopted father of Arthur seemed a little too weak. I understand it was supposed to be a show of vengeance empowered rage that the father fought on rather than fell, but it reminded me too much of scenes from other movies usually where evil and seemingly invulnerable creatures pull themselves along a weapon that has skewered them.
Having watched the second episode it does get a little more gritty and the adult content escalates a little – still mostly boobs and butts – with the implication of open sexual acts including sex as a tool for dominance (borderline rape though that implication is lessened when Morgan tells Lott to go ahead and do it). The speech given by Arthur was alright, I think they emphasized what needed to be emphasized. The impending love triangle seems a little early. It seems like they're rushing to the juicy parts of the story very quickly.
I'll continue to watch it as it's interesting, has nudity (yay!) and it's one of the few 'fantasy' type shows currently in my line up.
Speaking of fantasy and nudity, I also took a look at The Playboy Club which didn't contain much in the way of nudity but there was some 'adult' content. This one seems to be more of a drama type than anything else. The main characters appear to be a lawyer and two bunnies that are somewhat involved with the lawyer (one being his ex-girlfriend because of a misunderstanding around the presence of the other). I don't really know the history of Playboy (I mostly just looked at the pictures) so I'm not familiar with the veracity of the "gentleman's club" idea. It appears to be in line with what it could be, though not entirely what I'd imagine.
I don't expect to follow this much longer than another episode to confirm it's simply going to be a drama. That doesn't really entertain me but I could see how others might enjoy it for the setting in time, performances and the running story.
Unforgettable is another show involving homicide with a haunted (and hot) red-headed lead who has a condition that allows her to remember everything. She's able to sift back through her memories and view any aspect of them. The show manifests this as her appearing to watch herself and observe the surrounding area to pick out details (this confused TheWife who asked if she had a twin – in her defense I was giving her a neck massage so she wasn't paying full attention to the show). This lead was in law enforcement previously and involved with the male lead in the past. She has a dark spot in her memory around her sister's death. It's the one thing that eludes her and her obsession with the case put a wedge between her and the lead male character.
I'm noticing a trend and wonder if this will go the route of shows like Shattered (where he finds his missing son who his alternate personality hid away safely) and Life where the show comes to an end with the season finale. It's interesting, but I don't see it having staying power.
I just finished watching two Big Bang Theory episodes which killed me. I laughed so hard I started coughing and woke up the LBO and LLO. The chair? Hilarious. Paintball sacrifice? Giggle worthy. The scene with Raj and Howard… creepy. Leonard's expression was pretty hilarious. The show gets right back into the funny and it's a good range of funny.
Charlie's Angels is much like Hawaii Five-O, it's action packed, somewhat glamorous and not overly deep. First show starts out with one of the Angels getting killed by a car bomb (which was pretty obvious – you don't draw out a scene where the main characters are going separate ways with one of their vehicles in the background without viewers expecting something to happen. I guess you can say it is familiar and predictable – more so than most shows. I like the guess who did it even take a stab at why, with this show I can predict what is coming next.
Cases seem plausible enough, nothing out of the ordinary just yet – unlike the remake movies which were quite silly. It definitely requires you to suspend disbelief, but not on a grand scale. For example, they managed to kidnap a woman despite her having bodyguards who weren't present at all. Humor is somewhat mild but present.
I might view another show or two, but I don't see myself 'missing' a show if I miss a show.
I also watched the season premier of The Mentalist. I was considering which way they'd go with the whole Red John thing and the murder, prison and trial bits. It delivered and wrapped up that aspect of the show in one go. The play on whether Jane was crazy or not was great. The resulting investigation was good. There was definitely something wrong with the wife of "Red John" because there is no way a sane person could handle seeing the killer of their spouse. Ending it with Jane suggesting it wasn't Red John was interesting and one of the early clues in the show revealed that. Someone orchestrated removing the gun and the cell phone that received the call from the FBI agent. Big hint there.
My feeling about the director of the CBI still stands. I think there might be something there; his aggression towards Jane, reciting the first parts of the William Blake poem and some of the other things that just don't add up about him. I don't think he's Red John, but I think he's a possible plant – another chess piece.
A good episode, it stretched a few scenes but not too thin. Overall, enjoyable and I'm looking forward to this season.
Lots of good shows and even more decent ones. Is this the return of real actors, writers and scripts? Death to reality TV? I hope so!
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MBIA Inc. and Bank of America Corp. settled a five-year legal battle over soured mortgage debt in a deal that will pay MBIA $1.6 billion and give the bank a 5% stake in the bond insurer. MBIA shares surged as much as 57%, the biggest intraday jump ever.
The bond insurer will drop demands that Bank of America's Countrywide unit buy back faulty home loans that MBIA guaranteed, while the bank ends a challenge to a 2009 restructuring of the insurer that was intended to jumpstart its business of backing municipal bonds, said a person familiar with the matter. Bank of America also will provide MBIA a $500 million credit line, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn't public.
MBIA was up 40% to $13.80 at 2:47 p.m. in New York. The shares earlier climbed to as high as $15.45 after Dow Jones Newswires first reported the settlement. Bank of America's stock climbed 4.3% to $12.76. The shares had advanced 5.4% this year through the end of last week.
Lawrence Grayson, a spokesman for Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America, declined to comment, as did Matt Anderson, a spokesman for the New York State Department of Financial Services. Kevin Brown, a spokesman for Armonk, N.Y.-based MBIA, didn't immediately respond to voice messages and e-mails seeking comment.
The bond insurer had said in February that there was "substantial doubt" about the ability of its MBIA Insurance Corp. unit that backed some of Wall Street's most toxic mortgage debt to continue as a going concern unless it reached a deal with the bank. In addition to the soured home-loan securities the MBIA unit backed, it also guaranteed contracts protecting BofA and its subsidiaries from losses on commercial-mortgage debt.
For Bank of America, the lawsuits were part of the fallout from its 2008 takeover of Countrywide Financial Corp., whose lax standards and subprime loans were blamed by lawmakers and regulators for helping to fuel the housing bubble. Bond insurers including MBIA have argued they should be reimbursed for claims they paid on securitized pools of home equity lines of credit because of Countrywide's flawed underwriting.
MBIA first sued Countrywide in 2008 in New York state Supreme Court in Manhattan for fraud and breach of contract related to the securitized home loans.
Bank of America has committed more than $40 billion to settle claims tied to faulty mortgages and foreclosures, with most tied to loans made by Countrywide.
The bank has already reached settlements with Assured Guaranty Ltd. and Syncora Holdings Ltd. The deal with Assured was valued in 2011 at $1.6 billion, and the Syncora agreement announced last year cost Bank of America about $400 million.
Bank of America, along with Societe Generale SA, had sued MBIA over its 2009 restructuring, which they say harmed them as policyholders. In 2009, New York Insurance Department Superintendent Eric Dinallo approved the split, allowing MBIA to move guarantees on state and municipal bonds out of its MBIA Insurance Corp. unit, which backed some of Wall Street's most toxic mortgage debt.
The cost to protect against a default by MBIA Inc. for five years in the credit-default swaps market fell to 464.9 basis points as of 1:53 p.m., according to data provider CMA, which is owned by McGraw Hill Financial and compiles prices quoted by dealers in the privately negotiated market. That's down from 15.5% upfront on May 3, which means investors paid $1.55 million initially and $500,000 annually to protect $10 million of MBIA Inc.'s debt.
Contracts tied to MBIA Insurance Corp. dropped 27.3 percentage points to 12% upfront, the data show.
Credit swaps pay the buyer face value if a borrower fails to meet its obligations, less the value of the defaulted debt. The contracts, which investors use to hedge against losses on corporate debt or to speculate on creditworthiness, decline as investor confidence improves and rise as it deteriorates.


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Description: I'm just going to be real quick with this tutorial description because I already wrote out a real detailed description for this next figure from the anime and manga series industry. Even though I have a lesson on "how to draw Keroro", step by step, I was asked again if I could make another lesson out of this froggy character. He is from the very popular anime/manga "Sgt. Frog". He is the main protagonist of the series and he is also the leader of 'Keroro Platoon'. His real name is Sergeant Keroro, and he is described as being a well-developed and recognized figure from the manga. Like a typical idea of a frog, his skin is green. He also wears headgear that is yellow in color that also has a red star right in the middle of the hat. Keroro also wears his leadership star on the front of his belly which is also thought to be a badge sometimes. The great thing about following this lesson is he is going to be an easy character to draw. Unlike the first tutorial on "how to draw Keroro", this one will be much easier to follow and understand. If you are still a fan of this anime/manga you should appreciate this lesson on the leading star. Okay guys I think that's all I am going to submit for now. I will be back tomorrow with more drawing fun so come back around to see what else I got for you. Adios mi amigos and hopefully you guys had a blast with this, and all the other tutorials that where submitted on Dragoart.com.


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ibm5155 wrote:I'd like to also Interact with the menu by acs\zscript, so I could control what specific menu should i show in titlemap\ingame or if the player should be able to enable it.
Something like I did here :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KljqtxNvdHo
so with that I could do a skippable intro, block the menu at certain parts and maybe on the future, show a different menu for ingame
still for spooky's house of jumpscare menu I removed 80% of the menu options, and also added other options like a fast show fps.
People doesnt need to know how many channels the engine will use for sound, only the game volume and where it's going to output the sound,...
Caligari87 wrote:I'd just like to point out that this is A) completely out of scope for this discussion and B) probably not going to happen regardless because it's anti-player.
ibm5155 wrote:completely out of scope: nop.
Pixel Eater wrote:Here's an example of one direction it could go. It's just the root menu done in the only way I know how- as a sub menu within the existing options. The "More Bwah-Bwah >" links only go to the current GZDoom menus for now, but everything else works*.
*Edit: Except for Static Lighting- it only affects fake contrast when I intend for it to also control the fog settings.
That sounds like a good idea, do you know the Cvar for it?a fast way to select the screen that's going to show the game (in case the user has multiple screens)
Working on it.Too much clutter on the top level.
Sorry but IMHO that's a bit messy, i still like Xaser's version.
I'd rather have "Advanced..." at the bottom of each of those sections to keep the categories all in one place. Too easy to miss / too annoying to have to shift focus between two totally unrelated parts of the screen while working on a single thing.Pixel Eater wrote:Edit: How's this?
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NEWMARKET — Newmarket Republican Adam Schroadter has been declared the winner of a Rockingham County House seat after a ballot recount showed he actually received more votes than his closest opponent.
The contest for Rockingham County House District 17 was decided by less than a dozen votes during last Tuesday's election. The district encompasses Newmarket and Newfields.
An initial ballot count showed that Democrats swept the district, taking all three seats. But Schroadter, an incumbent serving his first term in the House, came in a close fourth place.
Democrat William Hudson Connery III was initially thought to have beaten Schroadter by eight votes. The first ballot count showed that Connery received 2,454 votes, while Schroadter received 2,446.
During a recount on Wednesday, Connery picked up one vote, while Schroadter was awarded an additional 24 votes. That was more than enough to put Schroadter ahead of Connery, with the final tally coming out to 2,470 votes for Schroadter to 2,455 for Connery.
The recount did not change the outcome of the race for the other four candidates. The top vote-getter in the race was Democratic Rep. Marcia Moody, who received 3,124 votes. That figure was unchanged by the recount.
Behind her was Democrat Michael Cahill, who was initially thought to have received 2,982 votes. Cahill's total dropped by 25 votes after the recount, but that wasn't enough to affect the outcome of the race, meaning Cahill will serve in the House next year.
Newmarket Republican Joshua Davenport was defeated in the election, finishing in fifth place. He picked up 19 votes in Wednesday's recount, finishing with 2,152 votes.
Behind him was Republican write-in candidate Carolyn Scanlon. Scanlon came in sixth place with 2,076 votes. She picked up 20 votes in the recount, but was still about 500 votes shy of winning a House seat.
Following Tuesday's election, candidates in 23 races requested recounts, which are taking place between Tuesday, Nov. 13 and Tuesday, Nov. 20.
One of the local races slated for a recount is the Strafford County House District 7 contest in Rochester. In that race, Democrat Audrey Stevens defeated Republican Deborah Kaczynski by a tally of 1,328 votes to 990 votes.
Ballots are also being recounted in the race for Rockingham County District 24, which comprises New Castle and Rye. Democrats David A. Borden and Tom Sherman prevailed in the race Tuesday. They defeated Republicans Will Smith, an incumbent House member, and Raymond Tweedie.
A recount will also take place in the Rockingham District 37 race, where Democrat E. Elaine Ahearn, of Hampton Falls, was declared the victor.
After watching Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives once again in Tuesday's election, Republican Speaker William O'Brien survived a recount in his own election race Wednesday.
A blue wave in Tuesday's election delivered dozens of new House seats to local Democrats. The party also gained a majority on the Executive Council and sent another Democrat to the governor's office.
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NEWMARKET — Newmarket Republican Adam Schroadter has been declared the winner of a Rockingham County House seat after a ballot recount showed he actually received more votes than his closest opponent.


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U.S. boss Bob Bradley has yet to run out the same line-up twice in this World Cup, a fact that leaves questions surrounding his 11 for Saturday's round of 16 clash with Ghana.
Several players are lock starters, and we can isolate the mystery spots through process of elimination.
Tim Howard will be in goal, the right side of the defense looks set for Steve Cherundolo and Jay DeMerit, with midfielder Michael Bradley in front of them and Jozy Altidore up top. Landon Donovan will take one wide spot and Clint Dempsey will be somewhere in attack.
Carlos Bocanegra's place in defense, though, is up in the air. Thanks to the Algeria shutout and Ghana's speed out wide, Bradley may keep the captain in the middle and Jonathan Bornstein at left back.
Then again, he may sacrifice Bornstein to bring Oguchi Onyewu back into the fold for a revenge outing against Ghana.
He could also bring Jonathan Spector in to close down the left side, but an identical backline to the one against Algeria seems most likely.
Moving into midfield, the race to be Bradley's partner seems to pit England starter Ricardo Clark against Algeria starter Maurice Edu. Ghana have speed up the middle and the coach will probably want to counter that.
If Bradley opts to spring a central midfield surprise, that would likely come in the form of Benny Feilhaber. The former UCLA walk-on has added that little something extra in his sub appearances.
Then there's the Dempsey conundrum, which directly relates to the identity and location of the 11th man. The Fulham ace could be used up top, but Bradley thus far seems to prefer starting an active forward with Altidore.
This allows him to use Dempsey's midfield grit and ability to spark plays, with the option of sliding the Texan up front as the game unfolds.
Robbie Findley returns from a one-game ban, but might not be able to regain a starting place. Bradley could decide to give Edson Buddle his first World Cup start.
The Galaxy star can help Altidore soften up the Ghana back and offer a greater aerial threat. Then, quick feet options Findley and Herculez Gomez could enter to face the tiring defense.
However, if the coach does start Dempsey at forward, this opens up a wide place for the likes of Feilhaber, DaMarcus Beasley or Stuart Holden. Beasley's combination of experience, speed and freshness could give him an edge.


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"You may not be aware of all that we do in public safety," Mayor Steven Choi told the group of about 200 attendees at Irvine High School. "Some of that work is unseen, but each effort is important."
Irvine Police Chief David Maggard said that the department splits the city into four patrol zones that officers are constantly moving through. This cuts down their response time to schools, he said, noting there is an officer in the vicinity of each school 24 hours a day.
"They are not responding from a fixed location or a police station," he said. "They are responding from the area they patrol and are responsible for."
Irvine police also conduct safety seminars in the schools themselves. Staff members of each school within the city undergo the School Crisis Response Training Program.
"We walk them through the process of what the school would actually do. Who would make the announcement of the lockdown? Who would call 911?" Irvine police Lt. David Klug said.
School leaders first work through a lockdown in a tabletop exercise, then the protocols are put into action during a drill on each campus with all staff participating.
"It's all done in their own classroom," Klug said.
Teachers first practice what they would do in the event of an emergency, including locking classroom doors and hiding. Then they roleplay as students in different scenarios such as what would happen if an intruder breached campus during recess.
Police and the superintendents of Irvine and Tustin Unified School districts repeatedly stressed vigilance, asking that parents and teachers who know their schools best not hesitate to contact police.
"The best defense we can have in any school regardless of the layout, regardless of the physical security plan, are people that are looking out for suspicious activity, people who don't belong, suspicious vehicles in the parking lot," Maggard said.
After the presentations, parents asked how police presence can be improved in lower grades.
In addition to the six school resource officers assigned to Irvine's six high schools, Maggard said the department is considering adding another SRO position for middle schools.
That level of police involvement assuaged John Panzullo's fears. He is the parent of a Beckman High School freshman.
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(Reuters) – National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell said he was waiting for all the facts to emerge before deciding whether to punish Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay for his recent arrest on suspicion of intoxicated driving.
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"We obviously will want to understand the facts before we take any steps as it relates to any potential discipline," Goodell told reporters on Monday at the NFL owners meeting in Orlando, Florida.
"Obviously, any policies or any laws that are broken, whether you're commissioner or owner or player or coach, those are subject to discipline."
Police in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel stopped on March 16 after he was spotted driving slowly, coming to a stop in the roadway and failing to use a turn signal.
Irsay, 54, failed several roadside field sobriety tests before he was arrested, according to authorities. Police also say they found multiple prescription drugs in his vehicle.
In other business, Goodell said health and safety initiatives enacted by the rules committee were having a positive effect.
Goodell said the Competition Committee reported to the owners that fines for hits on defenseless receivers dropped 37.5 percent to 25 in 2013 compared to 40 in 2012.
The committee also found concussion rates for wide receivers and defensive backs decreased last year and ACL injuries for wide receivers and tight ends had not increased, a worry expressed by some players fearing that knee injuries could increase when players were punished for head-to-head contact.
Goodell also discussed the Miami Dolphins locker room investigation, saying there would be no discipline until the three players implicated for causing mental distress to offensive lineman Jonathan Martin and others – Richie Incognito, John Jerry and Mike Pouncey – received a medical evaluation.
"The first phase for us is to get the evaluations and determine what the treatment is," Goodell said. "Depending on what the doctors prescribe, it could prevent them from being a part of football for some period of time."
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DANIEL SUELO LIVES IN A CAVE. UNLIKE THE average American—wallowing in credit-card debt, clinging to a mortgage, terrified of the next downsizing at the office—he isn't worried about the economic crisis. That's because he figured out that the best way to stay solvent is to never be solvent in the first place. Nine years ago, in the autumn of 2000, Suelo decided to stop using money. He just quit it, like a bad drug habit.
His dwelling, hidden high in a canyon lined with waterfalls, is an hour by foot from the desert town of Moab, Utah, where people who know him are of two minds: He's either a latter-day prophet or an irredeemable hobo. Suelo's blog, which he maintains free at the Moab Public Library, suggests that he's both. "When I lived with money, I was always lacking," he writes. "Money represents lack. Money represents things in the past (debt) and things in the future (credit), but money never represents what is present."
On a warm day in early spring, I clamber along a set of red-rock cliffs to the mouth of his cave, where I find a note signed with a smiley face: CHRIS, FEEL FREE TO USE ANYTHING, EAT ANYTHING (NOTHING HERE IS MINE). From the outside, the place looks like a hollowed teardrop, about the size of an Amtrak bathroom, with enough space for a few pots that hang from the ceiling, a stove under a stone eave, big buckets full of beans and rice, a bed of blankets in the dirt, and not much else. Suelo's been here for three years, and it smells like it.
Night falls, the stars wink, and after an hour, Suelo tramps up the cliff, mimicking a raven's call—his salutation—a guttural, high-pitched caw. He's lanky and tan; yesterday he rebuilt the entrance to his cave, hauling huge rocks to make a staircase. His hands are black with dirt, and his hair, which is going gray, looks like a bird's nest, full of dust and twigs from scrambling in the underbrush on the canyon floor. Grinning, he presents the booty from one of his weekly rituals, scavenging on the streets of Moab: a wool hat and gloves, a winter jacket, and a white nylon belt, still wrapped in plastic, along with Carhartt pants and sandals, which he's wearing. He's also scrounged cans of tuna and turkey Spam and a honeycomb candle. All in all, a nice haul from the waste product of America. "You made it," he says. I hand him a bag of apples and a block of cheese I bought at the supermarket, but the gift suddenly seems meager.
Suelo lights the candle and stokes a fire in the stove, which is an old blackened tin, the kind that Christmas cookies might come in. It's hooked to a chain of soup cans segmented like a caterpillar and fitted to a hole in the rock. Soon smoke billows into the night and the cave is warm. I think of how John the Baptist survived on honey and locusts in the desert. Suelo, who keeps a copy of the Bible for bedtime reading, is satisfied with a few grasshoppers fried in his skillet.


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Lola has a new love.
Bet you'd never guess what it is!
Ah, yes...home-grown tomatoes.
She eats them like they are going out. of. style.
Good thing we have plenty around here....
1 - I'm with Lola -- homegrown tomatoes are divine!!!!
2- Are you making homemade marinara/tomatoe sauce with all those tomatoes? OR maybe tomatoe soup?
That's a LOT of tomoatoes!
So cute! We love them too :)
But would never have that many LOL
Wish I could come over and sneak one or two from you :)
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Handmade ground beef patties , topped with sharp cheddar cheese , wrapped in a bacon weave, then the next step, add hotdogs as the heads, legs with slits for toes and tail.
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Men's Wearhouse boosts bid for Jos. A. Bank
FREMONT, Calif. - Men's Wearhouse (MW) is raising its offer for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (JOSB) to about $1.61 billion and taking the bid directly to its rival's shareholders. It also plans to nominate two people to the Jos. A. Bank board.
Men's Wearhouse Inc. disclosed Monday
that it is now offering $57.50 per share for Jos. A. Bank, up from its prior
offer of $55 per share, or $1.54 billion. Jos. A. Bank rejected the previous
offer in late December, saying it was too low.
"Although we have made clear our
strong preference to work collaboratively with Jos. A. Bank to realize the
benefits of this transaction, we are committed to this combination and,
accordingly, we are taking our offer directly to shareholders," Men's
Wearhouse President and CEO Doug Ewert said in a statement.
It said its tender offer expires on
March 28 unless extended.
A representative for Jos. A. Bank
could not be immediately reached for comment.
The announcement by Men's Wearhouse
comes three days after Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. lowered the trigger for its
shareholder rights plan, a plan typically used to help ward off hostile
takeover attempts. The chain cut its trigger to a 10 percent ownership stake
from a 20 percent ownership stake. That's the same ownership threshold as Men's
Wearhouse's shareholder rights plan.
A shareholder rights plan usually
allows existing shareholders to acquire more stock at a discounted rate to ward
off the investor collecting a big stake.
Men's Wearhouse also said it plans to
nominate two independent director candidates at Jos. A. Bank's 2014 annual
meeting. Its nominees include former Miller Brewing Co. President and CEO John
Bowlin and Arthur Reiner, who previously served as chairman and CEO of Macy's
Inc.'s East division.
Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank have been circling each other for months.In September, a few months after Men's Wearhouse Inc. ousted its founder and chairman, George Zimmer, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. offered to buy its larger rival for $2.3 billion, or $48 per share. Men's Wearhouse turned down that offer, and after Jos. A. Bank dropped the bid, Men's Wearhouse turned the tables with its $55 per share offer.
Hampstead, Md.-based Jos. A. Bank
sells men's tailored and casual clothing and shoes. It's known for ads that say
consumers can buy one suit or sport coat and get three for free. Fremont,
Calif.-based Men's Wearhouse sells men's clothing and suits through its
namesake chain of stores, as well as Moores and the K&G retail chain.
Recently, the company has been going after younger shoppers with suits with
slimmer silhouettes.
Shares of Jos. A. Bank closed at
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From the skirt extension fabric strip, cut two pieces that measure 1″ larger than the shirt measurement you took in the previous step. For example… if your shirt measured 13″ from side seam to side seam, then you will want to cut two pieces that measure 14″ each.
Sew a 1/8″ stitch from the pinked edge to create the bottom hem of the ruffle. Repeat this step for the middle and bottom layers.
On the other long, raw edge, sew a basting stitch to form the ruffle. You can do this however you like. I prefer to use my machine and just make my stitch width as large as it will go. To begin, I start off with a backstitch to hold one side in place. When I get to the other end, DO NOT backstitch. You need to leave a little extra thread so you can pull the top thread GENTLY to create the ruffle. Repeat this step for the middle and bottom layers.
Flip the top ruffle wrong side up to expose the first extender layer.
Slip the middle layer ruffle over the first extender piece with RST. Pin in place.
Next, slip the 2nd extender piece over the 2nd ruffle creating a sandwich effect. Matching the side seams with the first extender and the middle ruffle, pin the second extender piece in place with the right side facing the wrong side of the middle ruffle. Sew through the three layers a 1/2″ seam from the raw edge where pinned. Zig-zag the raw edge to finish it off.
Flip the middle ruffle right side out exposing the first extender. Pull the second extender down so it is parallel to the middle layer and flip the top layer wrong side up out of the way so you can top stitch the seam in place on the first extender layer. See the pictures below.
This picture below show how the top layer should now lay against the first extender and the middle layer should be laying against the second extender.
Flip the ruffled layers wrong side out and keep the second extender pulled up with the right side facing out. Pin the bottom ruffle RST to the second extender, first matching up the side seams and then working your way around the skirt. Stitch a 1/2″ seam around from the raw pinned edge and then zig-zag to finish off the raw edge.
As done with the middle layer, flip the top and middle ruffles wrong side up exposing the second layer and the bottom ruffle. Make sure the bottom seam is facing up towards the top of the skirt and top stitch 1/8″ from the bottom ruffle to hold the seam in place.
This picture shows how the layers should be laying when sewing the top stitch on the second extender piece.
We will now assemble the skirt to the button-up shirt.
Matching up the side seams of the shirt and the skirt, pin the shirt to the skirt RST. Make sure the button up shirt is buttoned up all the way to help ensure that the shirt stays aligned with the skirt. Sew a 1/2″ seam all the way around from the raw edge and then zig-zag the edge for a nice clean edge.
Flip the dress Right side out and top stitch the seam down 1/8″ from the skirt ruffle. The stitching should be on the white shirt bottom.
Fold the strip in half lengthwise and press.
Unfold the strip and press the two long sides in toward the middle fold. Press.
Fold the strip in half again lengthwise, concealing the raw edges all the way around the strip. Press.
Stitch a 1/8″ seam around the four sides of the strip to finish off the belt. Set the belt aside.
From the extra dessert roll fabrics, create your applique flower or any other applique favorite.
Using your preferred method of applique, stitch around the applique pieces and stitch the ric-rak stem in place.
Stitch the belt into place on both sides of the belt. I simply followed the current stitch line that was on the belt which is approx. 1/8″ on either side. Be sure to backstitch on all the beginnings and ends of your stitching on the belt. Tie a knot or bow to finish the belt off.
Add a rhinestone button to the middle of the flower applique and YOU ARE DONE!
You now have one happy little girl! Add a coordinating tank top under the shirt dress, a pair of lace capri leggings, and slip-on shoes to complete the look.
Print out the ABCD font graphic shown or create your own. Pick out a fabric to use on three of the letters and another fabric for one of the letters. I chose to do AB and D in one fabric and the letter C in the other fabric. Apply the fusible web to the wrong side of your two fabric choices.
Cut out the letter templates and place the letters upside down on the backside of the fabric where the fusible paper is left. Trace around the letters with a pen and then cut on the traced lines to form your fabric letters.
Remove the paper backing and iron the letters in place. I wanted to give the shirt a more modern / retro look, so I placed the letters vertically on one side of the shirt starting at the shoulder then working its way down. The shirt I used had a mono-tone pin striping detail in it so I just aligned the letters along the lines of the shirt. You may need to use a straight edge to help you align your letters if your shirt is plain.
Once you have fused your letters in place, applique the letters on using your preferred method of stitching.
One handsome little boy in a cool modern shirt made especially by you! I like the long sleeved shirts and then just roll the sleeves up a couple times. Makes it very versitle for warmer and colder months.


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The Pa4X ORIENTAL Professional Arranger is more than a keyboard. It's your backup band; your accompanist; and your musical director. Whatever music you are going to play, from Western to Oriental - Arabic, Persian, Turkish - the Pa4X ORIENTAL delivers.
Ideal for composing, recording, and combo use, the intuitive Pa4X ORIENTAL really comes to life in the hands of the solo keyboard performer and entertainer. And nowhere else is the flawless operation and superior sound of one keyboard instrument more in the spotlight. To that end, every aspect of KORG's industry-leading Professional Arranger series has been re-examined and improved, resulting in the Pa4X ORIENTAL—an instrument without equal. The all-new EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis – Expanded) sound engine delivers unprecedented realism and highly detailed sounds. KORG's exclusive DNC (Defined Nuance Control) provides highly-articulate solo instruments. Partnerships with Waves Audio and TC Helicon provide state-of-the-art audio processing and vocal effects. The Oriental version comes with a bonus package including the most effective musical resources available from top-class Middle East libraries.
Oriental version add Sounds, Drumkits, Styles, Keyboard Sets and Pads from Turkish, Persian and Arabic acclaimed libraries
15 easy access custom preset for Quarter Tone scales + cancel button
2 models to choose from: 76-key or 61-key
Semi–weighted keys with velocity sensitivity and aftertouch
Elegant, streamlined aluminum cabinet
7-inch capacitive TouchView™ display with tilting system
Easy-to-use panel layout and intuitive redesigned graphical interface
New EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded) sound engine
- Improved realism and pristine sound quality
Massive internal ROM with a renewed PCM database
- Plus up to 400 MB of user PCM data
Over 1,650 sounds (more than 190 Oriental Sound and 60 Oriental DK) including GM and XG sets
512 user Sound and 128 user Drumkit locations with full editing features
Digital Drawbar Organ sound engine
DNC (Defined Nuance Control) and realtime articulation:
- Three assignable switches
- Four-way joystick
- Ribbon controller
Complete sample recording and editing features
Import audio waveforms in the most common formats including Wav, Aiff and SoundFont™.
Over 650 Styles (more than 190 Oriental) with Intros, Endings, Fills, Count-ins, and Breaks
- 4 Keyboard Sets and 4 Pads per Style,
- 13 Internal user banks and 13 Direct user banks locations for unlimited storage
Guitar Mode 2 provides more realistic guitar parts
Chord Sequencer function in Style Play mode records any chord progression on-the-fly
- Chord Sequences can be saved in each Style and SongBook entry
Search function for quickly locating any musical resource
New standard MidiFile to Style converter feature
Keyboard Set Library includes a collection of best ready to play sounds
- Keyboard Sets can be recalled even from Direct locations
Multiple Effects processors – 148 effect types:
- 4 Insert and 3 Master effects for accompaniment parts,
- 1 Insert and 2 Master effects for Keyboard Tracks
Waves MAXXAUDIO Mastering Suite:
- MaxxEQ™, MaxxBass™, MaxxTreble™, MaxxStereo™, MaxxVolume™
TC Helicon® Vocal Processing:
- Four-part Harmonizer, Double, µMod, Reverb, Delay, Filter, HardTune, Pitch Correction plus Compressor, EQ, Gate (Adaptive Mic Setting on the Mic input)
Double MP3/MIDI file players with recording capability, X-Fader and Vocal Remover
- Score, Chords, and Lyric display
- Compatible with most common lyrics formats including graphical (+G) for MP3.
- Lyrics can be showed in their original languages (except Oriental and Arabic Languages)
Enhanced compatibility for GM and XG songs
Fully programmable SongBook database based on Styles, SMF, Karaoke, and MP3
- Instant recall of any song setting
- User-definable Set Lists assignable to panel buttons
- Filtering and ordering options
Multi-language extended character set
Internal hard drive
- Pa4X ORIENTAL 76: Standard
- Pa4X ORIENTAL 61: Optional
MicroSD card slot (card not included) allows for mass storage and data protection
Optional PaAS speaker bar—connects without wires or power supply
Pa4X Operating System v2.0
Pa4X Operating System v2.0 introduces new exciting features, improves the existing functions, and streamlines the user interface. In addition, new Sounds and Styles are introduced. This new OS version makes the instrument easier to play, and much more versatile.
New Styles, Sounds, and Drum kits
New Styles, including many in the Pop, Ballad and Dance genres. Most existing Styles have been revised and improved. The new Styles are very modern sounding. The Dance Styles are particularly suited to the new KAOSS FX.
New Sounds and Drum Kits, most based on new sampling sessions, including a very expressive Italian Grand Piano, several majestic Church Organs, very realistic Saxophones, Accordions and Bandoneon, and new Synth Leads and Pads. And you now get one more User Drum Kit bank, with 128 additional locations (for a total of 256).
Totally unseen before, the KAOSS FX gives you creative control on your performance. From subtle morphing between Variations and Drum Kit types, fine mixing between accompaniment Sounds, live reshaping of ongoing rhythms, to the most radical note-crunching effects of DJ heritage, to tape delay and arpeggios, you can add 'liquid mixing' to any Style or MIDI Song with the aid of easy-to-use computer-assisted composition features. Break the boundaries of preset music! The KAOSS FX are also available when recording a MIDI or MP3 Song, so that your performance will be preserved.
Style Creator Bot, Chord function , Chords Sequencer
The Style Creator Bot (formerly known as the MIDI Song to Style Converter) now automatically creates a Style from a MIDI Song, while also creating a Chord Sequence from the Song's chords.
The Detect Chord function scans the MIDI Song's tracks for chords, then saves them as Chords events to be read in the Lyrics or Score page. This is especially useful to add chord abbreviations to Songs that do not have them, or to realign the chord abbreviations after transposing a Song.
Chord Sequencer playback and recording has been improved. It is now much easier using it, and a small symbol now shows if a sequence is currently available.
Keyboard Sets, Updated User and Direct Banks
The Split Point can now be saved with each Keyboard Set. This means a different Split Point for each of the Keyboard Sets recalled with a Style or SongBook Entry, allowing for a finer adjustment of the instrument's natural range.
User and Direct banks can now be renamed, to allow for a more personalized set of custom Styles, Pads and Keyboard Sets. Custom names appear in the Selection windows, and make finding items much faster.
MIDI Connection
MIDI connection can now also be done through the USB HOST ports (in addition to the USB DEVICE and the MIDI ports). This allows for easy connection of controllers like digital pianos (for example, our HAVIAN 30), or the KORG nano and micro series, with no need of special adapters.
Song Book
The SongBook has been made more intuitive and customizable. Styles or Songs can be replaced from existing SongBook Entries, in order to edit existing Entries, or use them as templates for new Entries.
You can also read songs from an external, Direct SongBook, that will extend your internal database on the fly.
Adjusting the microphone audio input gain is now easier and more accurate, thanks to the detailed Mic Input meter.
Additional preferences make a performance fit better your style, with more options for the Style To Keyboard Set Mode, MIDI IN Note Off Velocity, and the Video Interface Mode (now saved when turning the instrument off).
This update also carries a bunch of minor bug fixes and improvements, making the operations smoother.
Pa4X ORIENTAL Professional Arranger
Pa4X ORIENTAL is a powerful addition to KORG's internationally acclaimed Pa Series. Providing you with the most up-to-date collection of quality integrated sounds and styles, Pa4X ORIENTAL is an excellent songwriting and performance partner. In addition to all the functionality, sounds and styles of the standard Pa4X, the Pa4X ORIENTAL also contains musical data specific to Middle Eastern music genres. Stringed instruments, winds, various percussion instruments, and many more sounds are included along with dozens of extra Styles that are suitable for traditional and modern music.
Superior Sound; Authentic Articulation
The Pa4X ORIENTAL relies on KORG's advanced EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded) sound engine, and comes complete with over 1,650 ready-to-play sounds. This realistic collection offers a vast gathering of classic and contemporary keyboards, band and orchestral instruments, plus electronic and acoustic instruments—from techno to folk. Sounds have been painstakingly captured using state-of-the-art methods that allow the finest of details to be accurately reproduced.
The Pa4X ORIENTAL relies on KORG's advanced EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded) sound engine, and comes complete with over 1,650 ready-to-play sounds. This realistic collection offers a vast gathering of classic and contemporary keyboards, band and orchestral instruments, plus electronic and acoustic instruments—from techno to folk. Sounds have been painstakingly captured using state-of-the-art methods that allow the finest of details to be accurately reproduced.
More than 140 authentic drumkits—including Ambient Drums—breathe life into any rhythmic passage; the Drum Family Easy Editing feature offers total control over volume, pitch, EQ, and more. An additional 400 MB of user memory allows new sounds to be added quickly and easily using KORG, WAV, AIFF, and SoundFont™ formats. Conduct your own sampling session and take advantage of the complete sample recording and editing features found in the Pa4X ORIENTAL.
Streamlined Construction; Intuitive Design; Fantastic Feel
Both the Pa4X ORIENTAL 76 and Pa4X ORIENTAL 61 feature a naturally-responsive and semi-weighted keybed that provides both velocity and aftertouch sensitivity. The dynamic response is adjustable to accommodate any playing technique and any level of musicianship—from the hobbyist to the demanding professional.
The main panel has been optimized to ensure that all controls are ergonomically positioned and intuitively located to make every performance feel smooth and natural. Big, bright, and bold, the new capacitive TouchView display hosts a redesigned graphical interface that is easier than ever to read, even under the most demanding lighting environments. The entire screen can be tilted forward and back to provide the perfect angle for optimum viewing—on stage or off! Searching for that song, Style, or file that you were just using? The multi-function Search feature can find what you are looking for—quickly! Styles and Keyboard Sets can be read directly from a USB drive—without the need to load data in the internal memory.
For those seeking an all-in-one solution, experience the optional PaAS Speaker System. This easy-to-use add-on provides spectacular sound for home and rehearsal use—or as a personal performance monitor. The bi-amped PaAS sound system contains five loudspeakers in a sleek cabinet that attaches directly to your Pa4X ORIENTAL. Best of all, installation takes only seconds; no tools are required; no cables are needed, and no power supply is necessary.
Do it with Style
Each Style is a fully realized musical environment dedicated to reproducing a specific musical genre, and the Pa4X ORIENTAL is packed with over 650 of them. Play along with these styles which cover song styles from around the world, from the past right up to today. These highly-versatile Styles have been created by KORG's international sound team to provide an extremely musical experience. New Styles have been added, and many cherished Styles have been brought up to date with new sounds, enhanced effects, and re-balanced mixing. In addition to drums, percussion, and bass, each Style can provide up to five additional instrument parts that follow your chord changes and voicings, as well as the tempo. Guitar Mode 2 makes the Style's guitar tracks more authentic than ever before possible. In addition, each Style can be enhanced by using the four Pads. Each Pad can add a one-time or repeating riff, a percussion part, an accent sound, or even a sound effect. You can even program your own Pad riffs and phrases. And of course, each Style features an assortment of Intros, Variations, Breaks, Fill-Ins, Endings—even a count-in. You may also create your own brand-new Styles, or customize the existing ones.
The convenient Chord Sequencer function can quickly record and loop your chord progressions on the fly in Style Play mode; this can be useful not only for practice, but for freeing up your left hand while performing live. These Chord Sequences can now be also saved as Style and SongBook entries for easy recall.
The latest Styles – today!
Thanks to an all new built in SMF (Standard MIDI File to Style converter), you can quickly and easily have on board styles of the latest songs! Just obtain a new Standard MIDI File, load it into the Pa4X ORIENTAL and the inbuilt converter will easily and quickly turn it into a full KORG style to play any time you need it. Every musician will love the combination of latest styles and incredible KORG sound!
Studio-Quality Effects
KORG is known for studio-quality effects, and the Pa4X ORIENTAL includes the best of the KORG library. 4 Insert and 3 Master effects can be used for the accompaniment tracks, while 1 Insert and 2 Master effects can be used for the real-time keyboard tracks. Over 140 effect types are available, including reverbs, delays, vintage stomp box simulations, amp and cabinet simulators and more. In addition, each track features an EQ with Low, Mid and High controls, and a custom track EQ can be memorized in the Song Play mode—allowing your song to sound its best in any environment. The final effects are the result of KORG's long term cooperation with Waves Audio®, the world reference in studio mastering effects. The included Waves MAXX AUDIO™ suite delivers sound that is louder and clearer, easily adapting the sound to your musical taste or correcting a problematic live scenario.
TC Helicon® Voice Processor
KORG's long term cooperation with the world leader in vocal harmonies, TC Helicon®, continues in the Pa4X ORIENTAL. The TC Helicon Voice Processor ensures that your vocals have the highest possible sound quality: up to 4 realistic harmony voices are available, and all can be controlled using the keyboard or MIDI events. Available vocal effects include Double, µMod, Reverb, Delay, Filter, HardTune, Pitch Correction plus Compressor, EQ, Gate, etc. Dedicated knobs (3) and buttons (3) for controlling the most important Voice Processor functions have been added to the top panel and placed within easy reach. The Adaptive Mic Setting—another KORG exclusive— monitors the input signal and auto-adjusts parameters such as the Adaptive Gate, EQ, Compression and the De-Esser to make the vocals sound smooth and "studio produced." Just plug your microphone into the balanced XLR connection (phantom power available) and let the Pa4X ORIENTAL do the rest!
XDS Dual Player/Recorder
KORG's XDS Dual Player & Recorder features a crossfade slider for providing non-stop entertainment; load one as the other plays, then crossfade between them—or create a playlist for automatic playback. Two different MP3 or MIDI files can be played simultaneously. MIDI files and even MP3 files can be transposed, sped up or slowed down. There is also a Marker Function to allow direct jumps to a given position in the song, or to create loops between song sections. The "MP3+G" (also known as MP3+Graphics) format and other popular lyric formats are supported. This feature allows MP3 files to play with lyrics and graphics that can be displayed on the built-in display or on an external monitor—or both. The Vocal Remover quickly eliminates the vocal track from MP3 songs—ideal for live karaoke! The 16-track recorder allows sophisticated levels of sequencing and editing, and also provides quick and easy song creation using the Backing Sequence and Style functions. The Pa4X ORIENTAL can record your entire performance; you can play back a song, play the keyboard, sing along, and everything will be recorded and saved as an MP3 file. You can then play that MP3 file again to add a further keyboard track or voice using the well known "sound on sound" technique.
The SongBook
Particularly helpful for live use, the SongBook is a fully programmable and easily searchable Music Database. Each entry contains all the settings required to play a particular song. The SongBook can save and access Styles, MIDI files, or MP3s and immediately recall settings such as the song title, genre, artist, tempo, volumes, sounds, muted tracks, FX settings, easy-edit parameters, 4 keyboard sets, 4 pads, TC Helicon® presets, master transpose, and much, much more. Everything needed to play your song back perfectly is in the SongBook. This incredibly useful performance feature is another KORG exclusive. A more refined Filter feature allows you to search for entries using a combination of different criteria, such as all songs containing "love" in the title AND classified as a "ballad". The SongBook includes also a renewed Set List function, with a convenient panel-button association for fast recall, to make life easier during live gigs. With the SongBook Editor you can easily view, create, and edit your KORG Pa-Series SongBook entries and Set Lists using a Windows based computer. It can also be synchronized with iOS and Android tablets to become your handy external digital music sheet reader (third-party software required).
Connectivity, Data Storage, and Updates
In addition to the Main Left and Right outputs, the Pa4X ORIENTAL includes two additional assignable outputs. This can be ideal for isolating a part for additional signal processing or feeding an external mixer. A headphone output is conveniently located on the front panel. The microphone input uses an XLR connector, and phantom power is available. For inputs, the Pa4X ORIENTAL provides a pair of balanced 1/4" inputs (Line 1) and a stereo 1/8" jack (Line 2) for use with smartphones, mobile devices, etc. MIDI In, Out, and Thru connectors are provided, as well as a USB to computer (Device) port. The composite RCA video output delivers the score and lyric display (or simply mirrors the internal display) to an external monitor.
The Pa4X ORIENTAL 76 includes an internal hard drive (available as an option for the Pa4X ORIENTAL 61) to ensure that all your data is available for quick access when performing live. A convenient micro SD slot (with protective plastic cover) is located on the back panel to add further space for data storage and/or to be used as data protection for localized data sets sold separately by third-parties. Two USB Host ports—one on the front panel, one on the rear—make it simple to play Styles, MIDI files, and MP3 songs directly from a USB flash drive, or to perform any future system updates.
- Pa4X ORIENTAL 61: 61 keys (C2 – C7)
- Semi–weighted keys with Velocity and Aftertouch
- Upgradable Operating System
- Multitasking, load while play feature
Sound Generator
- EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded)
- Filters with Resonance - Three band EQ for each track
- Polyphony: 128 Voices, 128 Oscillators
- Accompaniment/Song: - 4 Insert Effects; 3 Master Effects (148 Types)
- Keyboard Tracks - 1 Insert Effect; 2 Master Effects (148 Types)
- Final Mastering Effects:
- Waves Audio Ltd. MAXX Suite:
- Includes MaxxEQ™, MaxxBass™, MaxxTreble™, MaxxStereo™, MaxxVolume™
- Voice Processor Technology by TC Helicon®: Four-part Harmonizer, Double, µMod, Reverb, Delay, Filter, HardTune, Pitch Correction; plus Compressor, EQ, Gate (Adaptive Mic Setting on the Mic input)
Sounds / Drumkits
- Factory: - More than 1,650 Sounds including a multilayer Stereo Piano with damper/body resonance, GM/XG sound sets and more than 140 Drumkits including Ambient Drums
- User Area: - 512 Sounds, 128 Drumkits
- Digital Drawbars: - 9 Footages, Percussion, Key On/Off, Leakage (Effect section includes rotary speaker)
- Defined Nuance Control (DNC) Technology
- Natural Ambience Drums Sound
- Full Sounds/Drumkits editing capability
- User PCM RAM Memory: 400 MB
- Load KORG, Wav, AIFF and SoundFont™ formats
- Save KORG, Wav and AIFF formats
- Full Edit, Time Slice, Sampling feature
- More than 650 preloaded Styles, freely reconfigurable
- 1,872 locations including the User banks and Direct function
- Eight Style tracks, 4 Keyboard Sets, 4 Pads and one Style Setting per Style
- Guitar Mode 2, Parallel and Fixed NTT
- Style Record with Step Record, Track and Event Edit functions
- Style controls: 3 Intros, 4 Variations, 4 Fills, Break, 3 Endings, Synchro Start, Synchro Stop, Tap Tempo/Reset, Bass Inversion, Auto Fill, Manual Bass, Memory, Accompaniment Mute, Drum Mapping, Snare & Kick Designation, Style to KBD Set Mode
Chord Sequencer
- Chord Sequence recorder in Style Play mode
- Chord Sequence save in Style and SongBook entries
- Edit functions: delete, copy from Style/SongBook, import/export from/to SMF
Keyboard Set Library
- Memorize keyboard tracks settings
- 1,584 locations including the User banks and Direct function
- "My Setting" special Keyboard Set
- Automatic MIDI FX generator
- More than 65 Factory Presets
Song Play
- Patented XDS Crossfade Dual Sequencer Player with X-Fader Balance control
- Supported formats: MID, KAR, MP3 + lyrics, MP3+G
- 2 Players with separate Select, Start/Stop, Home, Rewind and Fast Forward controls
- Lyrics, Score, and Chord data can be displayed on screen, or on external video monitor
- Markers with Add, Delete, Edit and Loop functions
- Jukebox function
MP3 Player / Recorder
- Double MP3 Player and MP3 Recorder
- Transpose (+6/-5 semitones)
- Tempo change (±30%)
- Advanced Vocal Remover
- Record MP3 files including Styles, SMF, MP3, Keyboard Tracks, Pads, Microphone, Effects, and KAOSS Effects
- Quick Record (Backing Sequence), Multitrack and Step Record functions -
- Full-featured sequencer, 16 tracks, Up to 200,000 events, SMF native format
- Fully programmable music database, based on Styles, SMF, Karaoke, MP3 with automatic selection of Style Play and Song Play modes
- User-definable Set Lists with layout button association
- Filtering and Ordering options
- "i-Series" models: Styles
- "Pa-Series" models: Style, Performance, Program/Sound, Song, SongBook, Pad
- Pads: 4 Assignable Pads + Stop Button - Pad Record function
- General Controls: Master Volume; Fade In/Out; Keyboard-Acc/Song Balance Volume; Ensemble; Octave Transpose; Master Transpose; Quarter Tone and Arabic Scale memorized inside Keyboard Sets; Joystick (pitch + modulation); Ribbon; Mic Volume; Harmony/Double; Delay/Reverb; Mic Preset; Mic On/Off; Harmony On/Off; Double On/Off; 8 Assignable Sliders; Slider Mode; MP3 Volume; 3 Assignable Switches; Tempo +/-; Tempo Lock; Metronome On/Off; Dial; Up/+; Down/-; Search; Shift; Chord Scan (Lower, Upper); Split; Keyboard Tracks Sound Select and On/Off; Record
Control Inputs
- Damper pedal (support half-pedaling with optional DS-1H pedal)
- Assignable pedal/switch
- EC5 multiswitch pedal
Mic/Line Inputs
- Mic: Combo XLR balanced with Gain control and Phantom Power
- Line 1: Left/Right Jack (1/4") Line Input, balanced
- Line 2: Stereo Mini-jack (1/8") Line Input, unbalanced
- Audio Output: Left/Right, Out 1, Out 2; (1/4" TRS) balanced
- Headphone Output x 1 (Front panel)
- Video Out x 1, RCA type
- IN, OUT, THRU standard MIDI connectors
- USB to MIDI using the USB Device port
- 8 user definable MIDI Setups
- Type A (Host) x 2 (Front/Rear)
- Type B (Device) x 1 (Rear)
- 2.0 Hi-Speed connections
- Hard Drive:
- Pa4X ORIENTAL 76 (Standard)
- Pa4X ORIENTAL 61 (optional – Hard Disk Installation Kit required)
- Micro SD card: (Card not included)
- Rear panel slot with plastic cover
- USB Flash Drive: (Drive not included)
- 1 Front panel port
- 1 Rear panel port
- Display: 7" Wide capacitive color TouchView™ TFT display
- Clock: Internal System Clock
AC - Power Consumption
- 100-240 Volts, 50/60 Hz
- 0.5 Watt in standby / 16 Watt normal / 38 Watt with PaAS installed
- Dimensions (W x D x H) without music stand: Pa4X ORIENTAL-76: 1,192 x 364.4 x 125.56 mm / 46.93" x 14.35" x 4.94" with display fully lowered
- Weight: Pa4X ORIENTAL-76: 16.3 kg / 35.93 lbs
Included Items
- AC Power Cable, Music Stand
- DVD-ROM: includes Owner's manuals in pdf format, Video Manual, and KORG USB-MIDI Driver
- PaAS Amplification System
- ST-SV1 Keyboard Stand
- HDIK-3 Hard Disk Installation Kit (for 61 keys only)
- EC-5 Multiswitch Pedal
- EXP-2 Foot Controller
- XVP-20 Vol/Exp Pedal
- XVP-10 Expression/Volume Pedal
- DS-1H Damper Pedal (support half-pedaling)
- PS-1 Pedal Switch
- PS-3 Pedal Switch