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Though once dominated by British culinary tastes, Australian cuisine is now influenced by a variety of Mediterranean and Asian foods introduced by immigrant cultures. Many people living outside of Australia think of native Bush Tucker when they contemplate Australian food, but Southeast Asian, Greek, Lebanese and Italian influences are now more common.
Visitors to Australia, aware that English is the main language, are often surprised to find themselves having difficulty in understanding what is being said. This is because Australians scatter their conversation with colloquialisms which confuse the uninitiated and leaves them "looking like a dill."
The list below gives a few of the most common colloquialisms used in relation to food and wine:
Amber Fluid—beer. "Let's have a drop of the amber fluid."
Anzac Biscuits—crisp biscuits (cookies) made from wheat flour, rolled oats, desiccated coconut and golden syrup. Reportedly made for the ANZACS (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) during World War I.
Bag of Fruit—nothing to do with edible fruit. This is Australian rhyming slang for a man's suit—"He was dressed to kill in his bag of fruit."
Balmain Bug—small type of crayfish named after the trawlermen of a suburb of Sydney. Excellent eating.
Banana Bender—not an instrument for bending bananas, but an expression for a person from the state of Queensland. Usually considered to be an insult.
Barbie—a barbecue. Very popular in Australia.
Barramundi—Aboriginal name for a large tasty fish found in the waters off Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Often shortened to barra.
Bickie—a biscuit or cookie.
Billy—a metal can for making tea over a camp fire. Thus you have BILLY TEA which is a strong brew made by boiling water in the can over the camp fire, throwing in a handful of tea leaves and swinging the can at arm's length in great circles five or six times. This action settles the tea and produces a good brew.
Bottler—not a machine for putting liquid into bottles but an expression for someone (or something) who performs well. "He's a little bottler."
Bottle Shop—a place for buying alcohol. Usually part of a hotel.
Brunch—breakfast and lunch in the same meal. Usually served about 11 am as a social occasion.
BYO—bring-your-own. Restaurants which are not licensed to sell alcohol will allow people to bring their own. They usually charge a "corkage" (about $2-$5) to open the bottle and provide glasses. Also used for private parties when you may be told to "BYO booze."
Booze—alcoholic drinks.
Chips—French fries or potato crisps. To "spit chips" means you are very angry.
Clayton's—a soft drink that was promoted as a substitute for alcohol. Now often used to describe something that is not what it seems.
Cuppa—a cup of tea or a tea-break.
Damper—unleavened bread baked in the ashes of a fire. Was originally wrapped around a stick and cooked in the coals of a campfire. Today it is usually cooked in a camp oven (iron pot) which is buried in the hot coals. A popular variation is to mix the flour with beer giving it a slightly malty flavor. The name comes from the practice of damping the fire so the bread can be cooked in the glowing embers.
Dill—it could mean the popular herb, but if being used to describe a person it means a simpleton or a fool.
Esky—a brand name which is now used generically for a cooler to carry drinks and food to barbecues and parties.
Floater—(or pie floater) a meat pie in a plate of soupy peas or gravy. Devotees say this is a good cure for a hangover.
Grog—general name for alcohol. Someone who has drunk too much will say they "feel groggy".
Lamington—cubes of sponge cake covered with chocolate icing and shredded coconut. Believed to have been named after Baron Lamington the governor of Queensland between 1895-1901. Usually served with morning and afternoon tea. Often home baked for charity fund raising events and school fetes.
Lilly-Pilly—bush tucker. An indigenous purple berry.
Lolly—candy or boiled sweet. Lolly water is soft drink. If used when describing how a person acted it means they lost their temper.
Middy—a medium-sized (9-oz.) glass of beer. Used in New South Wales and Western Australia.
Morton Bay Bug—small crayfish from the waters of Queensland and northern Australia.
Muddie—a mud crab. Large delicious crab found in the mangrove wetlands of Queensland and New South Wales.
Mullet—a fish of the Mugilide family. But if you hear the expression "he looked like a stunned mullet" it means the person being spoken about appears to be bewildered, surprised or uncomprehending.
Off—when used to describe food it means the food is rotten.
Pavlova—a dessert of a large soft-centered meringue filled with whipped cream and fruit. Named after the Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. Usually shortened to "pav".
Possie—a position or spot. If you are going on a picnic you will have to "find a good possie to spread the blanket".
Prawn—a popular decapod crustacean—a shrimp in America. A "prawn night" is a social function where prawns and beer are served. Also a weak or insignificant person.
Pub—public house, hotel or bar.
Sanger—sandwich. Also sango.
Schooner—large glass of beer (15 oz).
Shandy—a mixture. Most commonly used to mean a glass of beer with a dash of lemonade.
Shout—an expression used when paying for something for another person. Used a lot with groups in pubs where each person takes a turn in buying a round of drinks—"your shout".
Six-Pack—package of six cans or bottles of beer.
Snag—a sausage.
Stirrer—not a wooden spoon but a troublemaker - "he is a stirrer." To stir is to provoke someone.
Stubby—a short, squat bottle of beer.
Tea—a beverage made by infusing dried tea leaves. But also means a light meal taken late in the afternoon or the main meal served in the evening.
Tinnie—a can of beer.
Tomato Sauce—called ketchup in America.
Turps—alcoholic liquid. When Australians say they have had "a night on the turps" they mean they have been drinking most of the night. To "go on a bender" means to go on a wild drinking spree.
Vegemite—a brown yeast extract which is spread on toast and sandwiches. Loved so much by Australians that it is virtually a national food.
Witchetty Grub—a large, white grub that lives in the roots of certain types of gum trees. Greatly prized by Aborigines as good "tucker".
Yabby—freshwater crayfish.
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Helen Schick started making memorial ribbons for fallen firefighters after she was diagnosed with cancer almost two years ago. She recently made ribbons for Capt. Michael Goodwin's funeral, and says the hobby is her small way of lending a hand to her community.
Every time Helen Schick hears about a firefighter's death, she said, her heart still jumps.
That comes from 23 years of being married to one.
"Every time I hear it, they never say their name," said Schick, 58, of the moments when media outlets first report that a Philadelphia firefighter has died. "Everybody's calling everybody to find out who sacrificed their life. It's so scary."
Recently, Schick was shaken by the news that another Philadelphia firefighter had fallen in the line of duty — Capt. Michael Goodwin, who perished in a fabric store fire in Queen Village on April 6. Goodwin had spent much of his career serving the River Wards area.
Schick said she remembered Goodwin from parties at the Fireman's Hall years ago.
Upon news of his death, Schick did what came naturally to her — she made ribbons for his funeral service.
Schick prepared decorations for Goodwin's celebration of life service at St. Michael's Church on April 11. She made red and brown ribbons – "firefighter ribbons," she called them — which she sold to benefit Goodwin's family. She took the extras and decorated lampposts and doors all along Cumberland Street in Kensington, where she lives, and where many of her neighbors include paramedics and other employees of the Philadelphia Fire Department.
"She does it when she sees somebody that dies. She does all the ribbons and puts them everywhere," said Shick's friend Barbara Shiffler. Schiffler's sister Terry owns Luke's Bar on Cedar Street, where Schick used to work. "She's a great woman. She's always been there for people."
Schick knows the names of lost firefighters by heart, she said. Firefighters John J. Redmond and Vencent Acey, who died fighting the Rising Sun Baptist Church fire in South Philly in January 1994. Firefighter Joseph Konrad, who died fighting a fire on Tulip Street in June 1984. Her ex-husband was on both of those fires, she said.
"Once you're a fireman's wife, you're always connected to firefighters," Schick said.
She also made ribbons for the funerals of Lt. Robert Neary and firefighter Daniel Sweeney, who perished in Kensington's Buck Hosiery Factory fire a year ago.
Schick has been making ribbons for fun and selling them on the side for more than two decades.
"It's my hobby, and it gives me a little extra money than my disability check," Schick said.
She sells her bows for $1 apiece for birthdays and other celebrations, $3 for fancier ribbons, and creates huge amounts of bows at times of mourning. She cuts and ties them all by hand in her living room.
The ribbons Schick sold for Goodwin's family amounted to about $350, and money is still coming in. She said intends to donate the money in his memory.
One firefighter who saw Schick's work at Goodwin's memorial services is even asking her to do wedding decorations for him.
Ribbon-making became Schick's full time occupation since she stopped tending bar at Luke's Bar about a year and a half ago, after being diagnosed with cancer.
"It's keeping her alive right now," Schiffler said of Schick's ribbon making.
Schick was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil.
Her cancer is currently in remission, but side effects from chemotherapy and radiation treatments have damaged her sight and hearing on her left side, enlarged her liver and destroyed her saliva glands, leaving her relying on a feeding tube and unable to work outside of her home.
That doesn't mean she's lost her sense of humor or love of life.
"Anybody says they can't diet, they're full of [it], if I can live on formula going in my belly for a year and a half," Schick joked.
Now she occupies her time making ribbon bows year-round – in part just to give neighbors a cheaper rate.
"People told me a flower shop wanted to charge them $22 for a bow. And they weren't even half as pretty as mine," Schick said, laughing.
"I brag about my bows, even my kid and grandkids know," she said with pride.
She's already excited to make red, white and blue bows for the Fourth of July.
"It's whatever I can do to help." Schick said. "I'm willing to do whatever I can for anybody. It's not much. Whatever I can do, I will do for them, and I still can thank God I'm alive."
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The Lower Depths Of Higher Education
Do today's turbulent college campuses make you long for the good old days? The facts may dampen your nostalgia
December 1969 | Volume 21, Issue 1
In the changing world the faculties clung to the old traditional studies—Latin, Greek, and mathematics. They were not encouraged to transgress the saie bounds. Mark Hopkins, the famous president of Williams College, said to a colleague: "You read books. I don't read books, in fact I never did read any books." This was surely exaggerated, but probably not much. Though he was formally a professor of philosophy, he boasted that he had read only the first paragraph of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and had understood nothing of that paragraph. (He was too busy sitting on one end of a log, holding a meaningful dialogue with a boy on the other end.) President Nott of Union told his boys: "The folly of most people is that they read too much. You should read but little, and turn that to the best account." Few professors of classics were equipped to reveal to their students the beauty of Greek thought and the marvel of Roman civilization. And not many of their students gained sufficient competence to think in Latin, or sufficient stimulus to continue reading Greek privately in later life. A lady said to Dr. Wayland: "I should think that the morals of our young men would be very much injured by reading the classic authors, in which drunkenness and every form of vice are celebrated and made attractive." President Wayland replied: "Madam … the young men understand so little of the classics … that I do not really think that such studies do them much harm."
The old subjects were preserved not because they were valuable in themselves but because they were precious means of disciplining wayward youth to hard labor. The justification was rather moral than intellectual. "Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to grammar," said the Reverend Jason Chamberlain in his inaugural oration at the University of Vermont in 1811. President Azel Backus of Hamilton, in his inaugural, declared that an attention to order and the early formation of habits of industry were of far more importance than "mere knowledge." This distrust of scholarship, of intellectualism, could be amply illustrated from presidential inaugurals. It reflected the mood of the times, which honored the self-taught or untaught man of the people, able to rout the book-taught by his sturdy common sense. When in 1835 the Illinois legislature was asked to charter a new college, a rugged representative was cheered for proclaiming: "I was born in a briar thicket, rocked in a hog trough, and never had my genius cramped by the pestilential air of a college."
The prevailing educational doctrine was brilliantly summarized and defended in the famous Yale Report of 1828. This was evoked by a radical proposal to substitute modern languages for the classics. The report staunchly upheld the study of the classics as the best device for mental discipline. It said that the colleges should concentrate on the classics, with, as adjuncts, pure mathematics to inculcate the art of demonstrative reasoning, physical sciences to reveal the process of induction, and logic and mental philosophy to develop the art of thinking. The report opposed the use of libraries, wherein the student might be upset by conflicting authorities. "The diversity of statement in these will furnish the student with an apology for want of exactness in his answers." (That perpetual nuisance, the argumentative student, must be silenced.)
Entry to the college world was easy, necessarily so since preparatory "academies" were scattered, inaccessible to many, and not always competent. A decent knowledge of Latin and Greek grammar, some acquaintance with Vergil and the Greek Testament, plus common arithmetic and geography and a certificate of good moral character were the usual requirements. There were no college entrance examinations; the candidate was interviewed by the president, who might be severe or lenient, depending on his college's need for tuition fees. Many boys entered at the age of fourteen; we hear of some who were prepared at ten.
Each class followed a prescribed course, with variations occasionally permitted. The freshmen studied Latin, Greek, and elementary algebra and geometry, and practiced public speaking, with a view to the needs of future clergymen and lawyers. The sophomores carried on the same subjects, together with rhetoric and the rudiments of natural philosophy (physics and chemistry). In the junior and senior years the classics tapered off, and logic, metaphysics, and Christian evidences were substituted. In some cases modern languages might be taken as supplementary courses with a special fee. The denominational schools recommended Hebrew as the most directly practical course, since it would be the vernacular spoken in heaven. The first serious course in English literature seems to have been offered at Princeton in 1846–47. The senior course in moral philosophy was usually taught by the president and could include almost anything, at his whim. In the hands of an inspiring teacher, such as Mark Hopkins of Williams or Asa Mahan of Oberlin, it could be realistic and memorable, but it was usually intended to fasten the students in orthodoxy, even to tempt them into the ministry.
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text: What We Can Learn From "Born This Way"Dodai Stewart2/03/11 5:47pmFiled to: Children are the futureBorn this wayBorn gay born this wayGayGaysThe GaysBlogsKids TodayBullyingSame-Sex Marriage51EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkIt's been around for less than a month, but already, the site Born Gay Born This Way has dozens of childhood pictures, as well as stories both heartbreaking and hilarious.AdvertisementThe site is the brainchild of Paul V., and started with the image at left. Paul writes:When you look at this pic, do you think his mom or dad prompted him to cock his heel and swivel his knee like that? Or his in-command, arms akimbo stance? I bet not! What is he, all of 4 years old here? This little gay boy knew exactly how he felt and wanted to pose, on his own.And that's what the site is about:AdvertisementSome of the pix here feature gay boys with feminine traits, and some gay girls with masculine traits. And even more gay kids with NONE of those traits. Just like real life, these gay kids come in all shades and layers of masculine and feminine.You'll find adorable snapshots and humorous tales, like this one from "Angela."Looking through pictures of me in elementary school, I always have to remind myself to look for the boy! I laugh as I look through old pictures of me, because I think 'How did I not know I was gay until I was 22?!?!'But also lots of sadness, like "Helio" from Brazil:SponsoredI grew up in conflict, because by age 8, I wanted to know what it felt like for those "queer, freak, or abnormal people" my mother always secretly insulted at home.When I was 15 I came out and suffered a lot. I was judged, humiliated, and even attacked many times - and my mother was the most aggressive person doing this to me.All of the kiddie photos are adorable, and each story is unique. It could be argued that these tales are preaching to the choir — it's not like right-wing homophobes or "chosen lifestyle"-believing wingnuts are going to check the site daily. But as long as young people are terrified to come out, as long as gay people are harassed, assaulted or bullied, as long as same-sex marriage is illegal or not recognized, we need to be flooded with images and stories that remind us of the human faces behind the issues.AdvertisementAs Paul V. writes:The sooner we teach all children that being gay is as normal (and biological) as being straight, then maybe it really WILL get better, and we can save some young lives in the process… struggling gays kids of today can see themselves in the faces & stories of the gay kids of yesterday, to LIVE to create their own memories.Born This Way! [Main site]Reply51 repliesLeave a reply


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11 Best Cross-Country Ski Destinations in the U.S.
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A string of Appalachian Mountain Club-owned sporting camp lodges allow for multi-night wilderness treks along 60 miles groomed backcountry trails with views of snow-draped peaks in the forested Moosehead Lake region. The AMC will shuttle your gear. At night, you'll retreat to a private wood-stove-heated log cabin after chowing down on a home-cooked meal, such as Haddock Florentine, served at the central dining building. The sauna and hot showers at the newly renovated Gorman Chairback Lodge will remedy your trail-weary bones. No trail fees. [outdoors.org]


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August 25, 2006
Midwestern weather nightmare never ends.
That was yesterday. Today, I keep wanting to leave the house, and it will be looking like a nice day, then, 5 minutes later, it's all dark and vicious and the idea of leaving the house is lunacy. Then, it's a nice day again, and I start collecting myself to venture forth, and it goes all bad again.
9 comments:
- knoxgirl said...
Sounds like Knoxville. You always have to worry about it being sunny, then suddenly thunderstorming in the summer.
- kimsch said...
Same weather here in the northeast corner of Illinois Ann. At 12:30 leaving to put the kindergartener on the bus it was nice and sunny. At 12:45 when I was just getting home it was becoming a "dark and stormy night". There's absolutely no way to know if I'll need the umbrella when I go to pick him up from the bus at 4:00.
- snarkalicious said...
Here in Monona - I had lightning hit a tree less than 50 feet away when I was outside.....YIKES
- Elizabeth said...
There's a tropical storm forming that should enter the Gulf by Sunday. Gee, I hope it doesn't disrupt the myriad Katrina ceremonies on Tuesday.
I used to live in Kansas and on one occasion had to pull to the side of the road and jump in a ditch as a tornado passed overhead.
I've spent three days snowbound in a northern California cabin with nothing but cabbage and beer (I was preparing to go to a St. Pat's party when the blizzard struck). That was no fun, except for the beer.
I've never been struck by lightning but I hope to live a good many years yet, so let's not rule it out. - 8/25/06, 3:58 PM
- Bruce Hayden said...
Here in the summer in CO, esp. in the mountains, you expect it to be clear in the mornings, cloud up and rain in the afternoons, and then clear up for evenings. Works that way a lot.
The one thing nice is that there pretty much aren't any tornados west of I-25. So, if you live or work east of there, you are at risk, esp. this time of year. But on the west end of town, and into the mountains, just doesn't happen. Nice.
But I am reminded of when I was in a firm south of downtown Denver a decade or so ago. We were on the 11th floor, with floor to ceiling windows. It went on the news that a tornado was coming through, turns out about a mile south of us. So, all the (male) attorneys in the office, ranging from 25 to 65, lined up by the windows on the south side of the building to watch it go through. The women were all safely in the basement where we all belonged. The tornado wouldn't have had to diverge from its path that far to wipe out the entire firm. But it was spectacular. - 8/25/06, 5:15 PM
- AllenS said...
That's why it's called whether, or weather.
- Madison Guy said...
We've had the humid part of the Dog Days here in the Midwest, but it' s been more wind and rain than heat lately. In other words, one long set of soggy doggie days.
But now we have even more to worry about: Mother Nature's neurons misfiring and short-circuiting with "dangerous ground-to-ground lightning", according to the weather guy on the radio. What's up with that? This intrepid citizen journalist, scientific dilettante, and dedicated netizen set out to find out what's going on. - 8/25/06, 11:39 PM
- Kent said...
It's Gallup, not Gallop, New Mexico. The twits.
I'm surprised there wasn't the obligatory paragraph blaming it all on global warming. - 8/26/06, 12:43 PM
- Kev said...
I'd take "dark and vicious" a few times over our Texas drought at the moment...


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1. Timmehor (Posts: 599; Member since: 09 Mar 2013)
Hmmm, dat plastic really shines in that purple colour.
2. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1216; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
why does the purple look weird it doesn't look like it's painted does anyone get me it's like when you colour with a pencil
3. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3725; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
Punctuation is your friend. You two should get acquainted.
6. nexusalltheway (Posts: 69; Member since: 28 Nov 2012)
why does the purple look weird? it doesn't look like it's painted. does anyone get me? it's like when you colour with a pencil.
you're welcome! :-)
7. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3725; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
Makes things so much easier to read! :-)
4. loken (Posts: 462; Member since: 09 May 2012)
Xperia Z color copy...
5. DonkeySauce (Posts: 194; Member since: 03 Dec 2011)
A real way to improve it would be to put Verizon LTE on it.. Oh wait, I mean Sprint is awesome.
8. laheelahee (Posts: 213; Member since: 09 Apr 2012)
if you see anyone w/ this phone, you'll know they chose it over the GS4
9. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3725; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
I don't understand your point. Lots of S2's were sold after the introduction of the S3. The iPhone 4S still sells really well today. Not everyone needs the latest & greatest.
10. EspHack (Posts: 70; Member since: 04 Sep 2012)
aah... samsung.. why they always look so ugly, not that i want to offend them but just compare with HTC's and nokia's bold colors, this looks like painted by a 3yo girl, samsung's design 'artist' should be fired asap


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NEWARK — Heading into the final week of the regular season, three teams stood as possible first-round opponents for the Bruins: Detroit, Columbus, and Philadelphia. Detroit was the toughest potential matchup.
The Wings will be in the playoffs for the 23d straight season. They play with pace, skill, structure, and enthusiasm. The Wings are similar to the Blackhawks. They emphasize getting the puck out of their zone quickly and putting it on the sticks of their in-stride forwards. In turn, the forwards prefer to carry the puck over the offensive blue line instead of playing dump-and-chase hockey.
The Bruins lost three of the four games against the Wings this season. The Wings blew out the Bruins at Joe Louis Arena Nov. 27, 6-1.


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- Minion detection is done without a database, all new heroes and minions should work automatically
- 2 Hotkey minion ability activation styles:
- Minion Ability Cycle - 1 Press cycling to and activation of first available ability from units in selection
- Advanced Minion Control - Individual hotkeys for each minions ability for precision control
This mod changes how you play with multiple units significantly. I strongly recommend you try it out in practice mode first to become accustomed to it (especially the ctrl click, minion abilities, and slight delay after summon).
Bang! DotA Helper
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Replaces all DotA port heroes and items with their original icons
- Adds DotA equivilant name to heroes and items, this works in all tooltips ingame and in the compendium
- Option to replace default HoN ability hotkeys with the original dota hotkeys, click the chicken or use mod options framework to enable
Credit To:
JJJones: For most of the DotA Icons. http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...ad.php?t=13901
RulerOf: For the missing DotA item Icons http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh....php?p=1957337
Valentin_: For the original DotA hotkeys mod. http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...ad.php?t=30545
Warchamp7: For the item list. http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=5104
Bang! Energy Bars
Download HonMod Here FL: -0.5 - 0.5
- Applies Bang! Unit Frames bar effects to the center panel bars, top left bars, and MiniUI bars.
- Can also be used to simply disable the new S2 bar effects.
- Bar Shadow: Added a damage threshold to prevent the shadow sitting at 100% while you take slow damage. Also dynamically changes the shadow colour for maximum coolness.
- Bar Fog: Fades out and speeds up as you lose health, allowing you to see low health more clearly.
- Bar Gloss: Gloss now changes colour with your health
Bang! FPS Dynamic Spell Effect Reduction
Download HonMod Here
For low-end computer users who are crippled every time Balphagore uses his ultimate.
- Set a low FPS limit
- When your FPS drops below this limit, this mod disables all spell and particle effects temporarily
- When your FPS returns to normal (High Threshold), the mod re-enables effects
- Also has movable Ping and FPS frames
Your low threshold should be below your average teamfight FPS.
Your high threshold should be roughly 75% of your average non-combat FPS.
To Restore Defaults:
Bang! Grab URLs
Download HonMod Here
Requires Bang! Lib Chat Parser 1.09+
- Watches for URLs in all in-game chat windows
- Saves them to a list - click the URL to copy it to your clipboard for easy pasting
Bang! Good News!
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Improved News/Message of the Day popup functionality. (The orange thing)
- Only automatically popup news that is new, or, never automatically popup news
- Adds a button to the system tray to display news
- Button is grey if news is old and yellow if news is new
- Click anywhere on popup box to close it
Bang! IRC Nick Highlight
Download HonMod Here
Requires Bang! Lib Chat Parser 1.08+
- Highlights your name when someone uses it in in-game IRC chat
- Highlights any channel where someone uses your name
- Optionally suppresses other glow messages
Bang! Kill Streak Bar
Download HonMod Here
- Personal kill streak bar
- Move/Resize with movable frames
- Label/Bar options in mod options framework
Bang! Media Player
Download HonMod Here
- Ingame media player with 2 sizes
- Hotkeys set in the standard controls menu
- Drag player around with the top left corner, it will remember where you left it
- Scroll with the mousewheel, left click the name of a song to start it
- Left click controls to skip forwards, backwards, or restart the current song. Right click to stop song.
- Volume control slider
- If you close the player, you can find it again by clicking the note button in the top bar.
- Setup: Add music files to /game/media/music, creating folder if it does not exists. Start HoN.
To Do:
Find a way to detect when a song has ended to allow for continuous play.
Bang! Monitor
Download HonMod Here
- Adds minimised form of the window to save on space
- Adds initial estimated chance to win for each team
- Updates immediately if you click the game or player name
Bang! MIA
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.5
SCT Alerts Require Bang! Smurf
Ever missed a MIA call?
Now you have highly visible, eye catching mia calls from your allies as well as easy to use buttons or hotkeys for sending MIA calls for your lane or for a specific hero.
- Detects MIA calls made by allies
- Plays a Voice Warning, Scrolling Text Notification, or both
- Multiple Voices available (Credit: SoundWizard)
- Provides buttons for each enemy hero and/or lane that send customisable warnings to your team
- Buttons have visible alert feedback for each enemies MIA status (they flash and go red)
- If you prefer to use keybinds, each button can be bound to a hotkey and hidden
- Compatible with Chat Macro Keys, but also has the same functionality built in
- Mod Options Framework and Movable Frames allow you to customize pretty much everything
- Buttons for Legion, Hellbourne, and Lanes can all be positioned seperately
- Respawn timer built-in to hero mia icons.
Some options will require a 1) Ctrl-F8 2) reloadinterfaces
Bang! Player Stats Tweak
Download HonMod Here
Requested in this thread.
Makes the following changes to the player stats / match stats windows:
Player Stats:
- Remembers the last player you looked up when using the back button
Match Stats:
- Shows the recent games list for the last player you looked up
- Adds a 'Back' button which returns to the last viewed player stats window
- Shows which player is being viewed in the title
- Fixes wrong / no match being displayed bug
Bang! Pointer Scroll
Download HonMod Here
- Camera scrolls towards mouse pointer while active, scroll speed determined by distance you move the mouse in desired direction.
- Adds bind for 'hold' camera scroll function, plus 2 for toggling it on and off
- Adds slider for 'Scrolling Power', acceleration based on distance the pointer is moved
Bang! Settings Profiles
Download HonMod Here
Want to mess around with your UI, but afraid to lose the original?
Share a computer with a friend who likes to use weird hotkeys?
Accidentally hit the 'restore all defaults' button?
- Save and load HoN settings in-game per account.
- Features additional autosave and emergency restore.
- Autosave occurs whenever you manually log out - not if you crash.
Profiles are saved in a new folder 'profile' in your HoN documents folder. Take this to your friends place or to a lan cafe.
This mod backs up your entire startup.cfg file. If you have used 'Auto Login Buttons' you should clean that info out if you plan on using this on a public computer.
Bang! Scoreboard
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.2
Original 'Mini Scoreboard' Here
- It's another scoreboard
- It's customisable - you can move it, change the border or background, and resize it
- It has 6 preset display modes
- It has a clever hotkey. 1 tap to toggle size, 2 taps to open/close
- It shows votes
- Comes with seperate mini options panel, including seperate hotkey.
- Ctrl-Click portrait to Kick. Ctrl-RightClick to ban.
- Vote menu can be linked to show when maximised scoreboard does, alternatively, you can set a hotkey.
Select the 2 preset styles that suit you in mod options framework. You do not need to use the 'max' layout if you use the portrait click option.
Decide if you want to use the arrow buttons.
Decide if you want the portrait ctrl-click to kick/ban.
Configure the background and border to your liking.
Use movable frames to position or resize the scoreboard. You will need to Ctrl-F8 reloadinterfaces afterwards for it to properly resize.
Hotkeys are bound in standard controls section, not Mod Options Framework. Bind these.
If you don't want to use a hotkey for the vote menu, you need to enable 'Link Vote Menu'
Bang! Misclick Master
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Want the speed of right clicking the minimap to move, but still avoid accidental misclicks?
- Adds a customisable hover delay to the minimap (default 250ms)
- Cursor must sit on any part of the minimap for the selected time before right clicks will be allowed.
Options for inventory and leveling up skills planned.
Bang! Ninja
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Acts as a toggle between invisible and normal mode.
- Click the Ninja
Bang! Panel Beater
Download HonMod Here FL: -2 - 0
If Bang! Unit Frames is present - it's options take precedence.
Adds options to remove:
- Share courier button
- Top left self frame
- Ally unitframes and button
- Top right frame (menu button)
- Top right gear
Modifies the behavior of:
- Spell Channelling Bar - Movable and Removable
- The Shop: Now always in front of other objects when active
- Courier share button, you can create a movable version
Bang! Passive Aggressive
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.1
Effectively changes your hero from 'Aggressive Stance' to 'Passive Stance'
- Prevents hero automatically attacking targets if not told to do so
- Prevents hero automatically chasing targets if not told to do so
Solves these issues:
- I missed the deny so my hero decided to attack a random creep
- I was checking the map and my hero decided chasing engineer through his ultimate was a great idea
- I have to constantly press Hold/spam Move while laning to avoid messing up my last hits
Setup Instructions:
- In your standard controls tab, rebind your right click (or alternative secondary button) to "PA Secondary"
- If you are using Right Click Deny, then simply rebind your Right Click Deny button.
Right Click Deny must be the updated version from this thread.- Bind the toggle hotkey to quickly enable and disable the mod ingame
Notes on Function:
- Does not override autoattack, you will autoattack until the target dies or you tell your hero to do something else
- Applies only when your hero is the active unit. If you select your minions and give them orders they will be 'aggressive'. If they are in a selection with your hero they will be 'passive'.
Bang! Server Browser Improvements
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Tired of game lobbys jumping away as you try to click them?
- Pauses server browser sorting for several seconds after any game is clicked
- Browser does not close if you fail to join a game
- Option to disable list not refreshing on close
- Highlights games you have recently joined
- Adds filter to hide games that are over X% full, or, under X% full.
- Fixes bug causing tooltips to stick when you join a game
- [Similar Implemented] Fixes game options tooltips being obscured by the mouse pointer
- [Implemented] Adds filter to hide games out of your PSR range
- [Implemented] Adds more ping filter values (260-400ms)
Pending S2 Patch:
- MiniRefresh single game
Bang! Space Invaders
Download ALPHA HonMod Here FL: 0
- Click Spaceship in system bar to play Space Invaders!
- W, S, D: Left, Stop, Right
- Spacebar: Fire ze missiles!
- Ctrl: Fire Fly-By-Wire missiles!
- Click green squares to purchase upgrades
- Clicking the Spaceship icon or the top right button will pause and hide the game - you can keep playing later unless you quit hon!
- 3 difficulty settings
Destroy the enemies as quickly as possible, they gain speed over time!
Save your upgrade points until you really need them, the upgrade points carry over to the next level but the upgrades do not!
The blue upgrade increases your total missle capacity, the orange upgrade allows you to use Fly-By-Wire missles.
The lives upgrade restores 5 lives. All upgrades cost 1 point at the moment.
If anyone gets past level 15 on hard on a fast PC, please post here so I can give you a cookie.
Bang! Unit Frames
Download HonMod Here FL: 3
- This mod provides both easy to use preset templates and the ultimate in unitframe customisation.
- 12 Preset layouts, suited to either strictly need-to-know information for gaming or infomation-overload for spectating.
- 8 ability styles, pick whichever suits you! Includes detailed yet highly visible Bang Icons, Timers Bars, standard UI coloured bars, and the Bard style for those who like that.
- Hover options - no more pressing F10 to mute the guy constantly coughing over VOIP. Disabling hover options will enable portrait click-targetting.
Left click the X to ignore and autofill banlist for the target player. Right click to toggle No Help.- Insane amount of options accessible via Mod Options Framework
- Change the background, the border, the gloss, the text, the size, the shape, the layout and the positioning
- Everything is movable via Movable Frames. Frames can be split up and set seperately per team.
- Bar effects - Fog and Shadow
- Still not happy? Build your own unitframe to your taste with Precision Object Placement!
- Compatible with the default UI, SpecUI, and MiniUI.
Basic Setup: (Best done in a replay after selecting yourself)
To Shrink or Grow the entire frame:
To split the frames up individually (2x2 or 4x1 etc):
Advanced Setup: (For power users - will not be giving support for this!)
New Cast Mode Screenshot:
Screenshot: (Outdated)
Last edited by Bangerz; 12-12-2011 at 03:45 PM. Reason: +1 awesome
Bang! UI Mods: Main Section
Bang! A Little Less Conversation
- Adds a slider that allows you to set the hero voice delay (Default: 3000ms)
- Nymphora now 40% less annoying to play - Yeah! Take it!
Bang! Auto Buy Items
Download HonMod Here FL: 2
- Right clicking an item in the shop will add it to the autobuy list
- Items are automatically bought in the order selected when player has sufficient gold
- Drag and drop interface for list items, you can rearrange the buy order at any time
- The shop now has Save and Load buttons, saving and loading your current list per hero
- Items can be added to the list using hotkeys defined under the standard shop hotkeys
- Items can be locked individually by Ctrl-Left Click
- Locked items will not autobuy or be removed from the list
- Locked items can be manually purchased repeatedly with a right click
- Unlocked items can also be quickly bought by dragging them above the buy-line
- All autobuying can be paused/unpaused by setting a hotkey
- Right clicking an item in the list removes it
- This mod uses Misclick Master by default to prevent misclicks. It can be disabled in the options or the delay to allow clicks can be lowered.
- If it requires the secret shop or outpost, an item in the list will appear grey until you move in range
- Items in the list will appear orange if you have insufficient space, and red if the queue is paused
Bang! Auto Login Buttons
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- 1 Click buttons to login to any of your accounts
- Up to 5 buttons on the login screen. Configure in Mod Options Framework.
- Username/Pw saved in startup.cfg - not for public PCs!
Bang! Ban Share
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Shares Bans between Sub-Accounts and Buddies.
To Share with a Sub-Account:
To Share with a Buddy:
Bang! Buddies
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.05
- Disable game/clan invites that are not from your buddies
- 1 click to request a lock with all clicked-in buddies in lobby
- Right click to thank host
- Share couriers with all buddies or players automatically
- Clicking a name in the buddy list will send a User Info query for that player
- [Partially Implemented] Follow your buddy - join whichever games they join (Credit to __Viking for this idea)
Bang! Chat Focus
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Download Optional Function Here
Auto focusing chat boxes annoy me. This very simple mod alters how the chat focus works slightly.
- Removes auto focus from lobby and irc chat
- This fixes the no VOIP in lobby bug.
- Pressing Enter will auto focus the chat box
- Pressing Enter again will send the message
- Optionally: Clear focus after message is sent (like game chat does)
Bang! Chat Macro Keys
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Creates hotkeys for MIA calls and other chat macros
- Optionally, displays a button for each macro (ala Ape3000s or Bards)
- The contents of the message, the hotkeys, buttons and labels are customisable/movable
Bang! Combo Cast Cost
Download HonMod Here FL: 0 - 3
Instantly see if you have enough mana to cast that deadly combo!
- Ctrl-Click a spell or ability to add it to the combo (again to remove it)
- Your nameplate mana bar will now display the cost of that ability
- You can also popup a movable text box with the total cost and your current mana
- Combos can contain up to 4 abilities or items
- If you have insufficient mana, the missing mana required can be highlighted in Red
- Many display options and formats! Some will require a reloadinterfaces for now.
- Works with MiniUI and the Default UI
- Never fail a Tempest Blink-Ulti again!
Bang! Constrain In-Game
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- For Dual screen users
- Constrain cursor is turned off until you enter a game, then it is automatically turned on until the game is finished
Bang! Cooldown Pulse
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.2
Some of you may know this mod from MMORPG games, well, here it is for hon!
This mod briefly flashes the icon of a spell onto your screen when the spells' cooldown is ready. This allows you to see exactly when each ability comes off cooldown without staring at your cooldown bars.
The icon can be moved, resized and set transparent. You can adjust how long the icon stays visible on the screen. You can also choose to have a sound play when the icon is displayed.
Bang! Crowd Control Timers
Download HonMod Here FL: 4
- Timer bars for the vast majority of crowd control spells cast by allies or yourself
- Timer bars for Sheepstick and Stormspirit when cast by yourself
- Timer bars for select critical buffs (e.g. Jeraziahs magic immunity, Sols Blessing)
- Capacity to customise timers for 100% of abilities and items *requires minor modding knowledge*
- Menu to change colours, sizes, location etc
- Ward timer for wards that you place yourself
- Optionally: Displays duration on ally nameplate Here
- Place the box high when using 'bars grow up'
The right image shows the optional nameplate duration addon
Bang! Focus Health
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.5
- Hide creep bars with full HP
- Friend/Foe health bar colours for creeps and buildings
- Options for all
Bang! Focus Health Hero
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.5
- Friend/Foe Hero Health bar colours
- Does not require Focus Health
Bang! Kongor Timer
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.1
This mod is redundant if you have Bang! Scrolling Everything Text
- Chat, Smurf, and sound reminders for Kongor Death
- Chat, Smurf, and sound reminders for Kongor Respawn
Bang! Host Drag Players
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Vote for implementation Vote!
- Allows game host to drag and drop player avatars to swap slots
Bang! Lerprosy
Download HonMod Here FL: 0.1
- For lerp lovers, now you can have it back again!
- Gold does not lerp while buying items.
- Gold does not lerp while you are in shopping range. (Optional)
- Gold does not lerp on small gains. (Optional)
- Now has options for duration, threshold, and lerpyness. Yes. An option for lerpyness.
- You must enable this mod in mod options framework.
Bang! IM 2 Game Chat
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Receive IMs in Game Chat
- Reply to IMs in Game Chat with /re requires libSlash
Bang! Minimap Ping Throttle
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Vote For Implementation Here
Throttles pings to 3 over 3.5 seconds per player. You can customise this.
The throttle timer is applied to the player who most recently pinged the minimap, so a second person pinging will not be restricted by the timer (and will cause the timer to reset).
Bang! No Help
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Requires Bang! libSlash
Adds /nohelp, /nohelp0, /nohelp1, /nohelp2, /nohelp3.
This will toggle nohelp for all, ally 0, ally 1 etc.
Bang! Preloader
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Adds Mod Options Framework options to automatically or manually preload maps
- Reduces chance of being kicked for being a slow loader by 80%
- Manual button is the green $ (if enabled)
Bang! Pong
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
A basic port of Pong in xml for the HoN UI. Set binds in the options or automatically pong on death.
- 1) Enemy team pauses the game
- 2) ?????
- 3) Pong!
Bang! Replay Renamer
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Requires Bang! Lib Database
- Right Click a Match ID to rename it
- Works across locally stored replays AND server stored replays
- Name will appear next time list is reloaded
Bang! Right Aligned Creep Healthbars
Download Honmod Here
- Aligns creep healthbars to the right, i.e. they collapse from left to right instead of right to left.
- This prevents the low health section of the bar from being overlapped by other creep bars as the leftmost nameplate is always on top.
Bang! Scoreboard Hotkey
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Adds 4 hotkeys for the default scoreboard
- Press and hold full toggle (hold reverses current state temporarily, tap toggles permanently)
- Half Scoreboard Toggle
- Full Scoreboard Toggle
- Vote menu toggle.
Bang! Speedy Menus
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Speeds up menu browsing
Bang! Skill Templates
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
Requires MiniUI OR Auto Ability Learner
- Save and load up to 3 ability/skill templates per hero
- 1 click ingame to load your entire skill build for the whole game
- Works with both MiniUI Ability Queue AND Auto Ability Learner
- Easy to use menu to set and adjust templates accessable via Mod Options Framework
- Ingame buttons are bound to the shop, but can be placed anywhere via Movable Frames
- Templates can also be loaded with /load1, /load2, and /load3 via libSlash
- Open Bang! Skill Templates in Mod Options Framework
- Click 'Import Heros Skills'. You only need to do this once.
- Select a hero in the list and click 'Load Hero'
- Set up your build by clicking the ability icons up the top
- Right click an ability in the queue to remove it
- Once all 25 levels are set, click one of the Save buttons
- Give your template a name!
- Use the corresponding button or slash command ingame to load that template
Bang! SET Scrolling Everything Text
Download HonMod Here FL: 3
Requirement Bang! Smurf 1.13+
Requirement Bang! Lib Chat Parser 1.02+
SCT Style and Sound Notifications For:
- Buffs and Debuffs
- Kongor Death and Respawn
- Rune Spawn
- Your Wards
- Hero Deaths and Respawns
- Towers and Barracks
Movie Clip
Props to Picklefish for being the first to use the neat Rune Timer trick.
Bang! Silence of the Clans
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Mute clan and buddy notification noises
- Mute chat noises
Bang! Ally Nameplate Cooldowns
Download HonMod Here FL: 15 - 40
- Cooldown icons for all 4 abilities above your allies nameplate
- Customisable size and positioning
- Disable or enable all abilities seperately (Ultimates only by default)
This mod has relatively high cpu usage, older PCs should only enable 1 ability.
Bang! Target Nameplate Health
Download HonMod Here FL: 2
- Shows targets health as a number on the nameplate
- Option to show effective health vs magic or physical
- Options for colour, size, position
Requires 2 heroes to be on the screen to update.
Bang! UI Tweaks
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Fix being unable to join a chat channel
- Remove all notification history by right clicking the dropdown button
- Remove any single notification history item with a right click (instead of that tiny button)
- Maximise notifications with left click
Various bug fixes including:- Follow target not changing colour
- Host swap slots context menu on hellbourne side
- Fresh installs not saving filter settings
- Attack modifiers move with Minimap
- Stats window not remembering which type of stats you last selected
- Fixes the 'broken hotkeys' bug caused by scrolling the mouse or using the mouse4/5 buttons on various default interface elements. (Applies to default UI).
- Leaves matchmaking queue when joining another game.
- Several sticky tooltips
- Lag indicator not movable or hidable
- Create games advanced option checkbox forgetting its setting
- Other stuff I cant remember
Implemented:- Filters not remembering their state
- Fixes bug where you need to click a buddy twice in the list in order to see the correct right click menu.
- Fixes wrong tooltip in lobby bug
- Fixes loading screen not closing prepurchase nag window
- Fixes 'loading race' display
Moved to another mod:
- Option to disable news (Good News!)
Bang! Vote Pause
Download HonMod Here FL: 0
- Auto votes yes on pause
Last edited by Bangerz; 02-21-2011 at 11:29 PM.
Bang! Library Mods
Mods in this part of the post add functionality that other mods can use. You won't gain anything by installing these unless another mod requires you to do so:
Bang! lib Chat Parser
Download HonMod Here
- Allows other mods to read and respond to ingame chat messages
Bang! lib DB Mod Database
Download HonMod Here
- Designed for Mods that need to save a lot of information to the startup.cfg using SetSave
- Easy to use database
- Uses only 1 line of the startup.cfg file per mod
Bang! lib Doc
Download HonMod Here
- Allows mods to have an ingame changelog/faq/etc
- Easy to use, content is taken from a .txt file in the .honmod
Bang! lib Media
Download HonMod Here
Inspired by LibSharedMedia
- Allows mods to insert dropdown menus into Mod Options Framework
- These menus contain user and modder customisable textures, music, sounds and fonts
User: To add a custom file
- Navigate to game/media/
- Add the file to the relevant subfolder
- If it does not exist, create it. The folders are named textures, music, sounds and fonts.
- Reopen HoN and select the file you just added inside the mod options of the relevant mod.
Bang! lib Slash
Download HonMod Here
Allows other mods to set their own slash commands
For Modders:
Bang! Smurf Scrolling Message Frame
Download HonMod Here
- Scrolling Message Frame
- Can be used by other mods to highlight important information or give notifications
- The contents and appearance of the messages are customisable/movable
Movie Clip
Q) Mod manager says that this mod requires XXXXX. Wtf?
A) Reread the first post, you are looking for the big cyan word 'Requirements'.
Q) Mod manager says XXXX has caused a problem. HALP?
A) Check your mods and hon are up to date. Disable all mods but the one with the problem and see if it works. If it does, re enable mods until you find which one breaks it. Either way, post here with the mod, the error, and incompatibility.
Q) The download link says 'Download currently not available'. OMG!
A) If that is the case - I already know about it. It means a mod is down while I fix a bug.
Q) Do Bang! Mods auto update?
A) Yup, all of them.
Q) How can I move X Frame?
A) Click the movable frames button and drag it.
Q) I hide a frame with Movable Frames but it comes back/bad stuff happens. Wtf?
A) Bang! mods are designed to be hidden using Mod Options Framework. Dont use Movable Frames to do it.
Q) I can't see the Chat Macro Keys Buttons!
A) ...turn them on in the options.
Q) I cant install mods. Where is the Mods folder. My mods dont work. How do I install mods?
A) This is not my department, go to the main modifications forum and READ THE STICKIES. For serious, they will nearly always have the answer.
How To: Report A Bug
If you are going to take the time to report a bug, please take the time to do it in a manner that allows me to fix it. Please first check that all your mods are up to date, and if they are, here is the information you should provide:
- Disable your other mods and try to make the bug happen again
- Check that the bug does not also occur without the mod in questions (i.e. in the default UI - like the buddies not showing bug)
- What steps will reproduce the problem? Step 1 is starting HoN. Go from there. Everything you do.
- What happens or what doesn't happen? A screenshot helps if it is a visual bug.
- Version number of Bang! Mod being used. Do NOT say 'Latest Version' or 'New Version'
- If it only occurs with particular options, what are they?
- A console log/console screenshot (CTRL-F8, Printscreen) of the suspected bug if possible.
- A list of other mods using the same interface if applicable
Ignorance's Mods
Mods in this part of the post were created by Ignorance. Tragically, he has been consumed byStarCraft IIwork and has asked me to take over his mods until such time as he is regurgitated.
Chat Modifier Fix Original Thread
Download HonMod Here
Guide on how to change modifier key here: Guide
- The chat channel will be switched back every time a key other than the modifier is pressed. The modifier has to be the last key you pressed before pressing enter and you have to be holding the modifier while pressing enter in order for the chat channel to be switched.
- Thus, you can quickly send chat to the other channel without risk of doing it accidentally
Full Game Notifier Original Thread
Download HonMod Here
- Full Game Notifier gives you a notification when the game fills up and when all of the slots are taken. The sounds it uses are about as loud as the sounds used within the game lobby, but are quite distinct. They're used in other places in the UI. Works for games of all sizes, even with referees and/or spectators.
- Various sounds available. Thanks to SoundWizard for making these excellent sounds.
Sound Types: Blacksmith, Engineer, Noise, Music, Protoss
Sounds available under Options -> Sounds.
Game Keys Replacement Original Thread
Download HonMod Here
Changes what each key does so that you can do new things with it. It lets you do things while casting an ability, especially things that belong in the game anyway. These things can be hero specific or conditional in any way that the UI gets information on.
Heroes Done:
- Malphas now added to selection on summon
- Wards now added to selection on summon
Pollywog Priest
- Wards now added to selection on summon
War Beast
- Hounds now added to selection on summon
- Attempting to summon hellhounds when hellhounds are up will select the hellhounds.
- Hellhounds can now reselect previous control group on Q.
- Hellhounds can now return to previous control group and resummon themselves at the same time on W.
- Hellhounds can now select just warbeast on E.
Improved Locks Original Thread
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Lets you lock players instead of slots.
- Wherever a player is locked, his lock will move with him. That way, your friends (or enemies) are free to move around as they please, but will be locked when it comes time for the autobalance.
- Saves lock status on right click. Works for both players and empty slots!
MultiSelect Hotkeys Original Thread
Download HonMod Here
This mod gives you several new hotkeys.
1. Assign Control Groups
This hotkey allows for you to assign a large control group containing all of the units you are currently selecting, as well as several smaller ones up to nine units occupying your other control groups.
Example: I am playing ophelia. I have two minotaurs and use the puzzlebox. I press this key.
Ctrl group 1 - All five units.
Ctrl group 2 - Ophelia
Ctrl group 3 - Minotaur 1
Ctrl group 4 - Minotaur 2
Ctrl group 5 - Puzzlebox Minion 1
Ctrl group 6 - Puzzlebox Minion 2
It then resets to the original control group with the first unit (Ophelia) selected.
2. Ophelia Keys
These are named after Ophelia because they are undoubtedly the most useful for her, but they are very strong for all summons, including puzzlebox and dominated creeps. I assigned six of them, so you can access the first six non-hero units in your multiselect group this way. These will only work up to the tenth unit in the multiselect group, so there shouldn't be any issues with illusions.
The first key will search your multiselect group for the first non-hero unit. If it has an ability in the first slot, that ability will activate (i.e. the minotaur will stomp the group) and if that ability is targeted, it will let you selected a target. Once the ability is used, Ophelia will then be reselected.
The second key does the same with the second non-hero unit in your multiselect group, etc. etc.
Also, if you use the hotkey twice, it will activate twice, selecting only the unit you are interested in. This can be useful for units with cooldowns up or without abilities.
I have Warbeast, a minotaur and two dogs selected. I use hotkey 1 to activate the ability of the minotaur. The minotaur uses Body Slam as soon as I press that and Warbeast is reselected as soon as it the stomp's cooldown actovates.
Note: If you use this with a unit that has a targeted ability and then, instead of casting it, immediately switch to an identical unit, the mod will be unable to tell the difference and will reselect the hero if you cast the same targeted ability with the other unit.
3. Scoreboard Toggle Hotkeys
One key switches your scoreboard between closed and open. The other switches your scoreboard between max and min. Works with the original scoreboard as well as the specialized scoreboards of BardUI, Bigger Scoreboard and Hero Icons and Scoreboard Smallout.
Portrait Swap Original Thread
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- Portrait Swap is a mod that allows for you to swap with someone by clicking their portrait.
- This mod also allows for you to swap with yourself by clicking yourself twice, which cancels all pending swap offers.
Right Click Deny Original Thread
Download HonMod New Version OR Original Version
- Deny creeps with right click.
- Remeber to rebind your right click key after installing this mod
Scoreboard Toggle Hotkey Original Thread
Download HonMod Here
This mod allows for the scoreboard to be toggled with a hotkey. It's unassigned by default, but it's put as the first one on the Controls list, so it shouldn't be too hard to find.
How each key works:
Scoreboard Open/Close: If the scoreboard is closed, open it. If the scoreboard is minimized, open it. If the scoreboard is open, close it.
Scoreboard Min/Max: If the scoreboard is closed, minimize it. If the scoreboard is minimized, open it. If the scoreboard is open, minimize it.
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This, is the long-long-waited Mod.Bang! Crowd Control Timers
Thank you so much Bang!
Nice bangerz. Too bad my class starts in 10min.
Current Project: HoW40K - UI/FX CoderOriginally Posted by IRC
incompatible with player names,
Downloaded and tested, it works, it just includes your own name in the request locks... such as
"Please lock me and: me, friend, Friend, Friend"
Redundant, otherwise works fine.
(17:16:30) Tenshuu: travis isn't on
(17:18:56) Tenshuu: press enter
(17:19:04) Foyu: Yeah, after I poop
(17:19:06) Tenshuu: lol...
(17:19:14) Foyu: I spent the last 3 minutes
(17:19:19) Foyu: trying to think of a funny metaphor for pooping
(17:19:27) Foyu: Got nothing
(17:19:29) Foyu: So brb
(17:19:29) Foyu: =/
Try it now, it now uses honmodman to write to the file which should allow it to work with many nameplate mods.
It was never broken!
There used to be an 'On' button that people didnt click, so I removed it. :P
For some reason IsBuddy returns true for yourself.
In any case it makes the group that needs locking more obvious. Imagine multiple people with the mod and it makes more sense.
Last edited by Bangerz; 01-25-2010 at 10:03 PM.
Maybe you should click "Download" before asking.
by the way, Bangerz, any plan to separate your CC timers to an individual mod?
not sure if I'm the only one, but I need only this mod.
i would just like the crowd control timers too as a seperate mod please =)
That could also be Bard and Barter UI if I remember that correctly!


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Follicle-Stimulating HormoneTest OverviewA follicle-stimulating hormone test measures the amount of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in a blood sample. FSH is produced by the pituitary gland.
The amounts of FSH and other hormones (luteinizing hormone, estrogen, and progesterone) are measured in both a man and a woman to determine why the couple can't become pregnant (infertility). The FSH level can help determine whether male or female sex organs (testicles or ovaries) are functioning properly. Why It Is DoneA follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) test may be done to:
How To PrepareMany medicines, such as cimetidine, clomiphene, digitalis, and levodopa, can change your test results. You may be asked to stop taking medicines (including birth control pills) that contain estrogen or progesterone or both for up to 4 weeks before having a follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) test. Make sure your doctor has a complete list of all the prescription and over-the-counter medicines you are taking, including herbs and natural substances. Tell your doctor if you have had a test that used a radioactive substance (tracer) within the last 7 days. Recent tests using a radioactive tracer (such as a thyroid scan or bone scan) can interfere with FSH test results. Let your doctor know the first day of your last menstrual period. If your bleeding pattern is light or begins with spotting, the first day is the day of heaviest bleeding. Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form(What is a PDF document?). How It Is DoneThe health professional drawing your blood will:
For a woman who is having problems with her menstrual cycle or who cannot become pregnant, more than one blood sample may be needed to help identify a follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) problem. A sample may be taken each day for several days in a row. How It FeelsYou may feel nothing at all from the needle puncture, or you may feel a brief sting or pinch as the needle goes through the skin. Some people feel a stinging pain while the needle is in the vein. But many people do not feel any pain or have only minor discomfort once the needle is positioned in the vein. RisksThere is very little risk of complications from having blood drawn from a vein.
ResultsA follicle-stimulating hormone test measures the amount of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in a blood sample. The test results depend on your age and stage of sexual development. The phase of a woman's menstrual cycle can affect results, so it is important to know the first day of your last menstrual period at the time the test is performed. Results are usually available within 24 hours. NormalThe normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what's normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.
Many conditions can change FSH levels. Your doctor will discuss any significant abnormal results with you in relation to your symptoms and past health. High valuesHigh FSH values in a woman may mean:
High FSH values in a man may mean:
High values in children may mean that puberty is about to start. Low valuesLow FSH values may mean:
What Affects the TestResults of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) test may be affected by:
What To Think AboutIf you are taking a medicine that contains testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone (such as birth control pills), ask your doctor whether you should stop taking it for several days before having a follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) test. References
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INDIANAPOLIS — Maybe NASCAR should steal a page from IndyCar and install a push-to-pass button.
This past weekend saw the boring Brickyard at its worst.
Juan Pablo Montoya griped over his radio that trying to pass another car cost him position on the track. Jimmie Johnson suggested the track needed a second lane with more banking to help the cause. Denny Hamlin called passing "impossible."
"If impossible is hard, then it was impossible," Hamlin said. "It is just a product of the speed we run, the tire we've got and the surface. It all just makes for hard racing. It's hard to pass anyone. You've just got to deal with it."
Even super-snail "Tubo" would have been stuck in Sunday's single-file snoozer at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Never really considered an exciting 400 miles anyway, Indianapolis may have topped itself in the 20th Cup race at the famed track. There were three cautions, for stalled cars or debris, and no accidents or spins.
And such little passing. The field fanned out into single-file racing for most of the event — a plodding style that perhaps is a big reason why the crowd has dwindled from 200,000-plus in the Brickyard's NASCAR heyday to maybe 80,000 fans on Sunday. There were scores of empty rows along the frontstretch, and fans at home probably wound up changing the channel at times. The clean race was responsible for the fastest Brickyard in history at 2 hours, 36 minutes and 22 seconds.
The race was basically a yawner until Ryan Newman used a flawless final pit stop to top Jimmie Johnson for the win.
All this came only two months after one of the more thrilling Indianapolis 500s in history. Tony Kanaan passed leader Ryan Hunter-Reay to grab the lead in the last of a record 68 lead changes.
The stock cars? They turned the 2 1/2-mile Indy track into a leisurely Sunday drive. Just one pass for the lead under green that had nothing to do with pit stops.
"On a flat racetrack, it's just tough to pass," Johnson said. "These corners, they aren't really that long. You have four, 90-degree turns. That puts a lot against this racetrack for side-by-side racing. But we still love this place."
Drivers love the history steeped in the 108-year-old track.
Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Newman fell in love with the place as kids, and they all talk of the reverence they hold for a place where A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti and Rick Mears made Indy and open wheel king.
Stewart said he was "baffled" at criticism of the racing and he gave a blistering defense.
"Look up 'racing' in the dictionary and tell me what it says in the dictionary, then look up 'passing,'" Stewart said. "If you want to see passing, we can go out on I-465 and pass all you want. If you can tell me that's more exciting than what you see at IMS, the great race car drivers that have competed here. This is about racing. This is about cars being fast. It doesn't have to be two- and three-wide racing all day long to be good racing. Racing is about figuring out how to take the package you're allowed and make it better than what everybody else has and do a better job with it."
As difficult as it was to pass, it's just as hard for this style of racing to hook the next generation of fans on NASCAR at Indy. The new Gen-6 was expected to help, but it was the same old, same old.
IndyCar has figured out how to make the 500 more exciting — now it's NASCAR's turn, even if there might not be much the series leaders can do about it.
"It's a one-groove track. It's not going to change," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. "I don't care what you do. It's not the race car. It's not the tire or nothing like that. It's just the track. It's one groove, four, 90-degree corners. I mean, there's not much you can do about it."
Single-file racing sure beats the Goodyear tire debacle of 2008. And it's better than not having the race at all on the circuit.
But the event clearly needs a boost — whether it's installing lights and turning it into a night race or moving it later on the schedule to launch the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Plenty of ideas were kicked around this weekend in the garage. There were just no easy answers.


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Can you by multiple day tickets that can be used for years to come? We purchased that option at Disney a few years back and it was great. THanks!
Subscribing. There is a Universal Board, but it doesn't seem to be too active. I posted a question there a while ago with no responces.
I looked at Scoutdogs other posts and can't find the answer. Can you help, please? I think the answer is No, but not sure.
Typically if you are buying multi day tickets for the Universal Parks they expire within 7 or 14 days of first use (can't remember which) but they are having a promotion right now where you can get a 3 day for the price of 2, and you have up til June sometime to use the days. There is also a 3 day ticket available at Costco that doesn't expire until Dec 2015 (they are usually good for 3 calendar years so they may have switched to Dec 2016 by now). They are not offered at the Costco locations in Florida.
Faye, do you know if those tickets are only available in Costco stores? All of the deals I see on their website are for hotel + tickets. Thanks!
Yes, the 3 day tickets that expire in 2015 are only available in Costco. Not every location carries them so unless you have a Costco in your area I would suggest you call ahead. Costco Canada doesn't carry them, the closest US Costco to me is just outside Burlington Vermont. I was willing to make the four our (each way!) trip (I had other shopping I could do as well) but they didn't have any when I called ahead.
This is discussed in the Universal forum. COSTCO recently lowered the prices on the 3 day Universal passes but they expire sometime (15th?) in December 2013 this year. They reduced the price when Universal started to offer the 3 day promotion. I found the post http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=47156483&postcount=77 Some stores might have the older promotion.
No...Universal has not sold "no expiration" tickets for quite a while. The Universal board is very active but sometimes a thread will get missed. All you need to do a bump your thread so it goes back on top.


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A 37-year-old Cherry Hill man was arrested Saturday afternoon after he stripped a vacant home of its copper piping and caused the house to flood, police reported Monday.
Kirk W. Brumbaugh, of the 200 block of Avon Road, was seen lurking behind a vacant home on the 300 block of State Street and carrying a duffel bag around 2:30 p.m., police said.
As police arrived the man emerged from the rear of the house and ran north through the neighborhood. Police found Brumbaugh after a short search of the surrounding area.
After noticing Brumbaugh's boots and pants were wet, police checked the house and found that the copper piping had been stripped and cut into pieces and about 4 to 6 inches of water in the basement.
Brumbaugh was charged with burglary, theft, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischief and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken to Camden County Jail in lieu of $7,500 bail.
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President Barack Obama and the Democrats are betting a $4.5 billion slice of their economic stimulus package on the development of the smart grid, a futuristic mix of information technology and traditional power lines that would cut electricity demand, manage the energy produced by vast wind farms and give utilities the capacity to someday recharge millions of electric vehicles. Obama is counting on smart grid projects to create thousands of jobs and boost the flagging economy.
Rarely have such high hopes for economic growth been pinned on a concept that so few understand.
"No one has ever looked at a smart grid project built to scale," says Michael Jung, policy director at Silver Spring Networks, which is developing technology to allow networked devices to communicate with each other. "We don't know what all the eventual applications running on the smart grid will be, and thus we don't know how to quantify their costs and benefits."
Regulated utilities traditionally increase profits by proposing new generating projects to state utility commissions, modeling future return on investment and locking in that return by requesting rate increases from regulators.
Not so with smart grids, where much of the benefit accrues to consumers who would, for example, use upgraded electricity meters to reduce consumption, and lower their utility bill. How will this impact business? No one knows.
Also unresolved: Should the $4.5 billion be focused on a few state of the art model projects with a full array of smart gadgets, or should the money be spread broadly across the country by installing smart meters in every home?
Raymond Gogel, vice president at utility
In those towns, utilities would introduce tiered pricing to encourage customers to run their washing machines when electricity is cheapest, for example during the early morning hours when overall demand is low. Smart meters would provide customers a readout of their usage patterns, while the utility would learn to integrate the energy produced by thousands of rooftop solar systems with its own generation.
By summer, Xcel will begin gathering electricity usage data from tens of thousands of homes equipped with smart meters, track power outages and reroute electricity flows remotely from a central command center. By next year, Xcel hopes to have collected enough data from the Boulder project to understand "what the payback is going to be," Gogel says.
"By driving deeper investment, we'd be able to measure the potential savings before and after establishing a smart grid," says Gogel.
Silver Springs' Jung disagrees. "The more people and things you connect to a network the more valuable it becomes." He argues that $6 billion would enough to install a smart meter in every home in the country, and the government's $4.5 billion would go a long way to meeting that goal. "If you give smart meters to everyone you've established the value proposition from the get-go. Everyone is connected."
Just as the Internet served as the foundation upon which applications such as Web browsers and e-mail were built, a broad smart grid based on intelligent meters would provide the foundation for the innovation of new applications that could fuel electric vehicles, manage distributed generation and use demand response to broadly reduce energy use and the production of climate change gasses.
"In order to accommodate renewables, you have to have a smart gird," says Ralph Masiello, head of innovation at energy consultancy KEMA.
Both sides say that Internet protocol (IP) infrastructure, the backbone of the open Internet, should also be the foundation of communication on the smart grid. The Democrats' proposal pushes open infrastructure, though it leaves a caveat by which proprietary networking standards could still find their place.
"There are hundreds of start-ups out there that are assuming they'll be able to plug in to the grid via Internet protocol," says Jung. At least they agree on that much.


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A mild and fragrant tomato chutney which is delicious with a strong, crumbly cheese
- 1.5kg (3lb 6oz) ripe red tomatoes
- 2 medium Bramley apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- 350g (12oz) red onions, chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 medium red chilli, deseeded and chopped
- 50g (2oz) root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- � tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 2 tsp salt
- 125g (4 � oz) soft light brown sugar
- 250ml (9fl oz) red wine vinegar
- sterilized jars
- vinegar proof lids
If you don�t like the taste of fennel then replace the seeds with the same quantity of celery or coriander seeds. If you like a spicier chutney then increase the quantity of chillies to your liking.
First skin the tomatoes. Lightly score the base of the tomatoes with a sharp knife and immerse in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and then peel. Halve the tomatoes and squeeze out most of the seeds and discard. Roughly chop the tomato flesh then place all the ingredients except the sugar and vinegar in a preserving or non corrosive pan and cook for 20-30 minutes until the vegetables are soft.
Add the sugar and stir until dissolved then pour in the vinegar. Stir well then continue to cook for a further 40 minutes or until the chutney is thick and well reduced.
Remove from the heat and pot into hot sterilized jars and seal with vinegar proof lids. Store in a cool, dark place for a month before using.
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I'm trying to help my uncle get his invention off the ground. The Invention is to get the Neurosky mind wave headset, Max and Lemur (for manual) control of DMX lighting through Brainwaves. We have tried to work with the Neurosky developers and really got no where. This has been a a very long time in the making to get this far. We think we have all the right tools we just don't know how to put it all together to make this work.
Please Respond Michael Hollon MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
oh nice ! . want one too…
What do you want exactly?
Well as you point out, access to the neurosky SDK (if there is such a thing) is paramount.
If you cannot get this, then you'd have to have it reverse engineered, or you'll have to find a different headset from a manufacturer that will provide you with what you need.
I have a colleague who has had similar horrible experiences with headsets. As far as I know his project is stalled, too.
Could I get Your Colleagues information?
I forget To add I need a developer.
Wetterberg could you get me Your colleagues information so I can contact him.
Kyle Machulis has done some work in this area, and has externals for working with Neurosky and Emotiv headsets. http://projects.nonpolynomial.com/np_mindset/
Do you know anybody else besides Kyle that could help. I'm trying to get more than one person so if one person can't help me then I have a backup option.
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