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Atmos Energy Announces Retirement of Robert W. Best
Atmos Energy Announces Retirement of Robert W. Best
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Atmos Energy Corporation (NYS: ATO) today announced that Robert W. Best, who was serving as executive chairman, has retired from the company, effective April 1, 2013. Subsequent to his retirement, the company's Board of Directors appointed Best as chairman of the board. Best joined Atmos Energy Corporation in March 1997 and served as chairman, president and chief executive officer until October 2008 and chairman and chief executive officer from October 2008 to October 2010, when he was appointed executive chairman.
Prior to joining Atmos Energy, Best served in a variety of leadership roles for companies in the energy industry from 1974 to 1997, including Consolidated Natural Gas Company, Transco Energy Company, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation and Texas Gas Transmission Corporation. A native of Nappanee, Indiana, Best received his undergraduate degree from Indiana State University in 1968 and his law degree from the University of Indiana in 1974.
Best has long been active in national and local civic, charitable and industry organizations, having formerly served as chairman of the American Gas Association, American Gas Foundation, Southern Gas Association and the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce.
About Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is one of the country's largest natural-gas-only distributors, serving about three million natural gas distribution customers in over 1,400 communities in eight states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also provides natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers primarily in the Midwest and Southeast and manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. For more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com.
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Okay, I posted on instagram about our journey recently with "cleaner eating" and had NO idea what a huge response I would get, it was SO encouraging to have so many beautiful accounts to follow and look through! I have been hesitant to share what all we have been doing because it feels intimidating, I am NO expert. I guess in a way I felt unqualified to share but then reading through the comments I had this feeling wash over me- it's just a story. I can share without knowing all the things, what a great opportunity to open myself up and learn even more!
I see a lot of unhealthy being celebrated and I want to be a voice for "you deserve the best for your life, your family, yourself"


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True Prophecy
Numbers 11:18
And say unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well for us in Egypt: therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. – Dake's Annotated Reference Bible
When a prophecy definitely predicts an event to happen within 24 hours or less, one does not have to wait long to see if it is genuine. All true prophecies WILL come to pass; but all prophecies that come to pass are not of God for that reason alone. [See notes f-j Dt. 13:1-6; 18:22 Dake's A.R.B] They have to be judged by the Word of God. In this prophecy there are at least 7 facts that proved it to be divine and true when fulfilled:
1. The definite time of fulfilment is given – tomorrow [v 18]
2. Exactly what was to happen on the morrow is stated – all Israel to eat flesh
3. Just who was to provide the flesh is stated – the Lord will give you flesh
4. The absolute impossibility of such a thing happening in the normal course of events precludes any thought of the prophecy coming from man. To provide enough flesh for so many people would require a supernatural act [v 19-20]
5. The exact length of time the prophecy would continue in fulfilment was not a day, but a whole month
6. The result of such prophecy is stated – you shall have so much flesh and you will be so greedy that you will eat to the point of becoming sick on flesh; and it will come out of your nostrils and become loathsome to you
7. The cause of such prophecy being given is stated – because you have despised the Lord and complained to Him [v 20]
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The past 12 months have been big ones for Augustana College writer-in-residence Patrick Hicks. A year ago, he published his debut novel, The Commandant of Lubizec. He also came out with a new poetry collection, Adoptable. Hicks has just released his debut book of short stories, The Collector of Names.
The stories explore themes of heartbreak, loss and memory. In one story, a coroner struggles with the horrifying aftermath of a plane explosion above Duluth. In another, an aging mother is stunned by the mysterious re-appearance of a son killed in Vietnam and is terrified of losing him again. In the title story, a man keeps journals filled with the names of all the people he's met.
Hicks is giving a reading with Ron Capps Thursday at Augustana College's Morrison Commons beginning at 7 pm. Patrick Hicks joined Dakota Midday and discussed his latest book.


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For small businesses and entrepreneurs, having access to affordable capital can mean the difference between success and failure. The lending process must be transparent to ensure that every small business has a fair chance of obtaining capital. At the federal level, small and micro-businesses need increased funding for existing SBA and CDFI funding programs. At the local level, lenders need to work to provide the best loan terms and support small businesses on the ground. The Microloan Modernization Act will provide more capital to microenterprises and help to create jobs, stabilize local economies, and empower women or minority owned-businesses which face larger barriers in entrepreneurship.
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Payment Gateway API
Restrict Content Pro includes a complete payment gateway API that permits developers to integrate Restrict Content Pro with additional payment processors.
Building a payment gateway includes two primary components:
- Registering the gateway
- Providing an extension of the RCP_Payment_Gateway class
Payment gateways are registered through the rcp_payment_gateways filter. This receives one parameter, $gateways, that is an array of all currently registered gateways.
Each gateway in the array is an array with the following keys:
- label - The payment method label shown to customers
- admin_label - The label used to describe the gateway in the settings screen
- class - The name of the class that extensions the RCP_Payment_Gateway base class
The ID of the gateway is determined by the key in the main array.
Registering a gateway looks like this:
Once you have registered the gateway, you will write out the gateway class. The class provided should be an extension of the base payment gateway class, which looks like this:
There are several foundational methods provided by the base class:
- init() - (required) This is used to setup a few gateway properties
- process_signup() - (required) This is the method that is run when the registration form is submitted and all validation passes
- process_webhooks() - (optional) This is the method that is used to detect webhooks from the payment processor
- scripts() - (optional) This method allows you to enqueue or output any JS/CSS needed for the payment gateway
- fields() - (optional) This method allows you to output gateway-specific fields on the registration form
- validate_fields() - (optional) This method allows you to validate the custom fields you have added to the registration form for the gateway
A gateway is only required to provide the init() and process_signup() methods, but the other methods will likely be used as well for many payment gateways.
The init() method is primarily used for declaring which features the gateway supports and checking for sandbox mode. A common init() method looks like this:
The process_signup() method is where most of magic happens. This is the method that handles calling the payment processor's API or redirecting to an external payment page. For this example, let's assume we are going to redirect to an external payment page.
Before adding our processing logic to process_signup(), our class looks something like this:
We now write our redirection logic in process_signup():
This shows some basic logic for subscriptions but there are numerous additional variables for you to work with. Restrict Content Pro will provide the following properties for the class:
- $supports
- $user_name
- $currency
- $amount
- $discount
- $length
- $length_unit
- $signup_fee
- $subscription_key
- $subscription_id
- $subscription_name
- $auto_renew
- $return_url
- $test_mode
- $user_id
Processing the signup is a major part of building a payment gateway, but there are several other components as well, which we will continue below.
Adding Registration Fields
If your gateway needs to add fields to the registration for, you can use the fields() method. Restrict Content Pro will automatically append the return value for this method to the registration form when the gateway is selected.
For example, many payment gateways need to add a credit / debit card form to the registration form. If you need to do that, this example will be helpful:
public function fields() { ob_start(); rcp_get_template_part( 'card-form' ); return ob_get_clean(); }
You can read about rcp_get_template_part() here. "card-form" is a template file provided by Restrict Content Pro that includes a standard credit / debit card template.
If you need any other fields, simply add your HTMl to the fields() method.
Note: this method should be used for adding general fields to the registration form, this is for gateway-specific fields only.
Validating Fields
If you need to validate fields that you have added to the registration form, you can use the validate_fields() method to do this.
When validating a field, you will use the add_error() method to register an error message that is then displayed on the registration form.
public function validate_fields() { if( empty( $_POST['rcp_card_number'] ) ) { $this->add_error( 'missing_card_number', __( 'The card number you have entered is invalid', 'rcp' ) ); } if( empty( $_POST['rcp_card_cvc'] ) ) { $this->add_error( 'missing_card_code', __( 'The security code you have entered is invalid', 'rcp' ) ); } if( empty( $_POST['rcp_card_zip'] ) ) { $this->add_error( 'missing_card_zip', __( 'The zip / postal code you have entered is invalid', 'rcp' ) ); } if( empty( $_POST['rcp_card_name'] ) ) { $this->add_error( 'missing_card_name', __( 'The card holder name you have entered is invalid', 'rcp' ) ); } if( empty( $_POST['rcp_card_exp_month'] ) ) { $this->add_error( 'missing_card_exp_month', __( 'The card expiration month you have entered is invalid', 'rcp' ) ); } if( empty( $_POST['rcp_card_exp_year'] ) ) { $this->add_error( 'missing_card_exp_year', __( 'The card expiration year you have entered is invalid', 'rcp' ) ); } }
These error messages will be displayed on the registration form and will prevent the form from being submitted.
Processing Webhooks
Webhooks are an integral part of payment processor integrations. They are what allow you to detect when a subscription payment has been made or a customer's subscription has been modified in some way from the merchant account.
There are two parts to processing webhooks:
- Telling your payment processor the URL to which webhooks should be sent
- Processing the webhooks in Restrict Content Pro after they are sent by the payment processor
Instructing the payment process where to send the webhook is different for every merchant processor, but often involves passing a URL to the parameters included in the API request when a subscription is created.
For example, PayPal uses a parameter called "notify_url", so we will use that.
We can include the webhook URL in the API call during process_signup():
public function process_signup() { // Set up the query args $args = array( 'price' => $this->amount, 'description' => $this->subscription_name, 'custom' => $this->user_id, 'email' => $this->email, 'notify_url' => add_query_arg( 'listener', '2checkout', home_url( 'index.php' ) ) ); if( $this->auto_renew ) { $args['interval'] = $this->length_unit; // month, day, year $args['interval_count'] = $this->length; // 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . } if( ! empty( $this->signup_fee ) ) { $args['one_time_fee'] = $this->signup_fee; } // Redirect to the external payment page wp_redirect( add_query_arg( $args, 'http://paymentpage.com/api/' ) ); exit; }
The URL is nothing more than the site's home URL with a special query arg attached to it. This query arg allows us to tell the difference between a webhook and a standard page request on the site.
Processing the webhooks is simple. All you need to do is place the logic for processing the request from your payment processor in the process_webhooks() method, like this:
public function process_webhooks() { // Determine if this is a webhook if( ! isset( $_GET['listener'] ) || strtoupper( $_GET['listener'] ) != '2checkout' ) { return; } // Now retrieve the webhook data from the $_POST super global }
During the webhook, you will need to perform data validation and sanitization and then also make changes to the customer's account as appropriate. Here are common actions performs during a webhook:
- Activating an account
- Renewing a subscription
- Recording a payment
- Canceling a subscription
For these actions, you need to know how to modify user accounts and how to create subscription payments, both of which are described below in their appropriate sections.
To assist you in building your webhook processor, here is an example of how it works in PayPal Express:
Modifying Member Accounts
Since building a payment gateway means manipulating user accounts (for cancellations, activations, payments, etc), it is important that you know how to adjust a member's subscription.
Restrict Content Pro includes a class called RCP_Member that will help you significantly in this area.
When using the class, you first need to instantiate it, like this:
$member = new RCP_Member( $user_id );
Once instantiated, you can call any of the public methods available.
For example, when you need to renew a member (such as when a payment is process), you will do this:
$member->renew( true );
The true parameter refers to whether the account is recurring. If the member has a recurring subscription, pass true, otherwise pass false.
When you need to cancel a member's account, you can use the set_status() method:
To activate a members account:
$member->set_status( 'active' );<br>$member->set_expiration_date( $new_date ); // Pass date as Y-n-d H:i:s
You can also use the renew() method for activating an account:
The renew() method will automatically calculate and set the expiration date based on the subscription level assigned to the user.
For additional examples, see the RCP_Member class documentation.
Recording Payments for Members
Payments need to be recorded from the payment gateways in order to be displayed in the Restrict > Payments menu. Payments are usually recording during signup (for initial payments) and during webhook processing (for subscription payments).
The RCP_Payments class will be helpful for creating payment records in Restrict Content Pro.
Creating a payment looks like this:
$member = new RCP_Member( $user_id ); $payments = new RCP_Payments(); $args = array( 'date' => date( 'Y-m-d g:i:s' ), 'subscription' => $member->get_subscription_name(), 'payment_type' => '2Checkout', 'subscription_key' => $member->get_subscription_key(), 'amount' => $amount, 'user_id' => $member->ID, 'transaction_id' => $transaction_id ); $payments->insert( $args );
It is up to you to specify each of the necessary parameters. These are usually obtained from the POST data in the webhook or from the API response in the signup processing.
Complete PayPal Pro Gateway
To better assist you in creating your own payment gateway, here is the complete gateway for PayPal Pro that is included in Restrict Content Pro:


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Mrs. Jump for my little ones to make for Mother's Day. It reminded me of the father's day book I have my little ones make. It is an idea that my little boys made years ago and I added to it and made it more of a book. Oh, and I went to school today and my friend told me that Mother's day is next week. Yeah! I will be ahead of schedule.!!!
Click Here if you would like a copy and please leave a comment and or feedback. Thanks,
Monday, April 30, 2012
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Cute book for Father's day! I will definitely use this over the summer! :)ReplyDelete
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super cute book!! Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
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Did someone say, "pancake mix?!"
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Samantha and Alexis Belbel decided to create Simply Stacked when they made the transition to a Paleo lifestyle and could not find a high-quality, minimal-ingredient replacement for oat flour to make their beloved pancakes and waffles. They decided to take the matter into their own hands, and with great success - Simply Stacked is exploding in popularity, not to mention versatility of use! Creative users have since constructed cakes, cookies, kabobs, and many other ways to use Simply Stacked beyond its original intent! Their website showcases some of the most recent and creative recipes, as well as a way to order a package of your own to start stacking.
Simply Stacked Review
I've had the idea to make Piña Colada Pancakes for a while. Upon getting my sample of Simply Stacked mix, I had to take advantage of the opportunity to work on that recipe. After playing around with it a few times, I finally nailed a soft pancake that was satiating, fluffy, and didn't burn on the outside while remaining raw on the inside.
My first failed attempts at using this mix were largely attributed to the fact that I didn't pay close attention to the suggested recipes that come on the back of the sample pack, so my measurements of liquid-to-mix were off.
Once I found the proper balance of ingredients, however, the pancakes were reminiscent of Sunday mornings at grandma's house. This mix may use coconut flour as the main base, but it does not have the strong flavor that often comes with just plain coconut flour (even if you don't mind this flavor, it's not preferable for a lot of people - including myself). It is also lighter in color and has a finer texture. I believe that the fine grinding of the flour is a huge contributor to why the pancakes turn out so dang good! This little tweak that the Belbel sisters added to their product are what truly set it apart from other flour bases I've tried so far. Plus, you don't need to worry about always forgetting the baking powder (or is it just me who does that?) because that is one of the three ingredients already tossed in for you.
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Victory is needed during the everyday battles of life. As believers in Christ, we can rest in the comfort of God's living and powerful word that He will not only fight our battles, but He always wins our battles.
The word of God tells us in 2 Chronicles 20:17, "You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!" Do not fear or be dismayed, tomorrow go against them, for the Lord is with you.
We never have to fear when God sends us into battle with the purpose of reclaiming the territory of our lives that belong to Him. God's first desire towards us still remains that we be in the image and likeness of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26). In truth, Christ made this the mission of all believers known as the "Great Commission" (Matthew 28:16-20). The battles we face in life is never about us, but the God in us who wants to reclaim all His creation because the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof (Psalm 33:5).
We have been at war ever since the enemy came to kill, steal and destroy mankind's authority to build His kingdoms of the world (Luke 4:5). He started the war with God when he tempted Adam and Eve to eat the fruit. Although the enemy tempted Adam and Eve who ate the fruit, it was never about Adam or Eve. It was about the God they served. It was never about Jesus, it was about the God in Jesus. This still holds true for every human being that walks this earth today. It is not about us, it is about the God we serve because Satan wants to rule God's throne. Satan knows that if he rules God's throne, he will rule God's body. The throne of God in man begins with the mind. The word of God tells us in Romans 12:2 to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. The word of God also tells us in Ephesians 4:23 to be renewed in the Spirit of our mind. The word of God tells us in Hebrews 4:12 that the living and powerful word of God affects the mind, spirit, soul and body of man because it is sharper than any two-edged sword.
We are purposed to be the temple of God because we are the body of Christ who is purposed to carry the presence of God (Philippians 2:5). God desires His presence to be fruitfully multiplied in His body so His presence can be fruitfully multiplied within the earth until the earth is returned to the image and likeness of heaven. When God's presence makes us whole in mind, spirit, soul and body then His presence will overflow and be fruitfully multiplied in the earth. Before the fall of man, Adam was able to rule the earth because He walked with God and the presence of God overflowed out of him. Before Adams fall, the presence of God empowered him to fill the earth and subdue it as he had dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth (Genesis 1:28)."
When God fights our battles it is with the purpose to return us and the earth back to God because He created the earth as our promise land just like heaven is His promise land. This is why Jesus prayed for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven and for the kingdom of heaven to come on earth. The desire and promise of God is for us to be in right relationship and fellowship with Him in the promise land of heaven and earth. The word of God tells us in Romans 8:18-30 how all of creation will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Because Jesus is our King and Lord, He has left His Holy Spirit to win the battle for us, but we first must give the battle to Him by not leaning to our own understanding but in all our ways acknowledging Him so He can direct our path (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Although we all are experiencing various battles in life, know that when our plans lines up with God's plans for our life we can be at peace knowing that what God has promised will come to past in our life. We are purposed to be apart of His master plan because all of creation is His masterpiece because He is the Creator God. Be confident in God's power to do exceedingly, abundantly above all you can ask or think according to His power that works in you; because His name in you is Victory (Exodus 17:15).
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How would I go about creating a browser game?
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If I have a template and know html what other code should I learn?
11 Replies - 2068 Views - Last Post: 17 May 2010 - 04:56 PM
#1 Guest_Travis Whitehead*
How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 15 May 2010 - 11:36 PM
Here's what I need to know:
~What coding language should I use for something like this?
~Where can I find tutorials for something like this?
~How would I combine another code with html to pull it all together? (I've only semi-recently started designing websites and I haven't done anything like this so far...)
~How would I go about saving the data for players? (I plan on having everyone create an account for their character(s) so I would need to know how to store/access the data. Would I need to rent/buy a server?)
~How would I set up a messaging system on the site for players to interact? (In html I know how to insert forms but I don't know yet how to do anything with the information put into the forms. If anyone knows of any tutorials about this please link me to them.)
Here's what I can do:
~I've coded before. (Mostly in Lua, I know a decent amount of html, and I've read some C++.)
~I've taken two game design classes in the past. (Both fairly simplistic but I have general knowledge of coding and game design so I'm not hopeless.)
~I can create websites. This is fairly obvious as it's stated above but it does fall into this category.
Please push me in the right direction by linking me to any helpful tutorials and by providing any helpful information you've got. We all start somewhere right?
Replies To: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 16 May 2010 - 06:12 AM
#3 Guest_Travis Whitehead*
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 16 May 2010 - 09:29 AM
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 16 May 2010 - 01:07 PM
If you have really frequent updates, you want your long running process. You don't want to have the system running a process, and shutting it down, and starting it up again, and shutting it down, and ....
Usually the question comes up with PHP. So the way PHP is usually implemented is that you have a web browser making a request, the server handles that request by passing it over to PHP. PHP only runs in response to a request. For an analogy, imagine a store cashier, who is always sleeping unless a customer wants to buy something.
So, the only time you can have the cashier do something is when there's a customer who wants to buy something. No one says this is how you must design your game. But PHP is implemented like this. Hence, problems with doing anything other than quickly serving requests.
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 16 May 2010 - 01:58 PM
(Oh yeah and if you didn't notice I made myself an account. )
Actually, I just figured out what a cron is from a site I found here.
So in this scenario I would use it for updates to my website, right? If I was in the same scenario stated above (where I wanted to update a new badger character feature at midnight)would my computer need to be on for that or is that something the web host handles?
This post has been edited by Whitellama: 16 May 2010 - 02:05 PM
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 16 May 2010 - 03:09 PM
And how robust is your game? Will it fall apart, if for some reason, your computer isn't on (like you forgot)? Things to think about.
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 16 May 2010 - 08:09 PM
Oler1s, on 16 May 2010 - 02:09 PM, said:
I've got another question too, what's the difference between a server and a web host? Would a server be something running from your computer rather than using a web host site? When you say server you're talking about a dedicated server right?
For the cron jobs I would just need a webhost that allows cron jobs right? I found a few of them that look like they might work. One of them is here. Do you think this would work? Is it a good enough bandwidth for what I'm doing?
I think it would be pretty helpful if someone just explained to me what role the servers/webhosts and the MySQL databases play in this whole thing. I think I understand cron jobs enough though so no need to explain that.
Oler1s, on 16 May 2010 - 02:09 PM, said:
This post has been edited by Whitellama: 17 May 2010 - 07:36 AM
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 17 May 2010 - 05:49 AM
Oler1s, on 16 May 2010 - 08:07 PM, said:
There is a third option, and one which is well-suited to PHP: Lazy calculation.
In many (though not all) cases, the result of a periodic event doesn't matter until someone looks at it, so you can get away with just storing a timestamp for when it was last processed and then "catch up" whenever someone looks.
The classic example of this is regeneration (of health, mana, action points, whatever). You get injured and then you heal N hit points every 5 minutes. Setting up a timed process or cronjob to go around every 5 minutes, find everyone who's hurt, and add the healed HP back is generally kind of wasteful (as well as being ill-suited to typical PHP execution models). Most web games will instead keep a 'last healed at' timestamp and, each time a page showing your HP is loaded, check whether it's been more than 5 minutes since you last healed and, if so, do all accumulated healing (i.e., do health regen once if it's been 5 minutes, twice if it's been 10 minues, twelve times if it's been an hour, etc.) before displaying your health.
Of course, there are disadvantages to this method, such as not being able to email people or otherwise notify them as soon as they're fully healed. If the result needs to be known in real-time rather than deferred until the next time someone looks at it, then you do need to use cron or a long-running process to handle it.
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 17 May 2010 - 07:35 AM
Remember guys, in my post before this one I've still got some unanswered questions...
This post has been edited by Whitellama: 17 May 2010 - 07:37 AM
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 17 May 2010 - 08:26 AM
A server is a computer that does only a specific task. A Web host is still a server but it's specific task is to either run a website or some sort of database system, etc..
What you need is a Web server, usually you wouldn't get a dedicated server because they cost to much. A usual free web host is a shared server with hundreds of people sharing it.
The best FREE one that I found was 000webhost
If you're willing to pay about $5 a month on a web server, than hostgatoris the right choice for you.
Both of these offer cron jobs, php, mysql, etc..
If you don't know how to store the users data, that's where MYSQL comes in.
MYSQL is a database system, that stores data. Using MYSQL with PHP is really easy.
Here is how a database is structured:
There are columns and rows.
The columns tell the system what is stored. EX: Username.
A row is the data that is stored. EX: John (for a Username)
This is how it would be structured:
1 | John | password
As you can see there is an ID, Username, and Password.
The purpose of an ID is so that every row is unique.
The Username is the users username, and same goes for the password.
This is how you would build your database.
But the rows and columns are in whats called a table, and a table is in a database.
You can have as many databases / tables / columns and rows as you want (depending on your host).
Free host (like 000webhost) limit on 1 database per account, and all sort of limits here and there.
If you search in google you'll find some tutorials on MYSQL and PHP.
LINKS: w3schools, Develop Php
You should use cron jobs for your game. It becomes really handy.
Hope this Helps!
Re: How would I go about creating a browser game?
Posted 17 May 2010 - 09:31 AM
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The update should be quick. This work is being done along with handling a request. It cannot add significant overhead. The work is being done when handling a request, and handling a request should happen as quickly as possible. So this janitorial update should not take a significant amount of time. Something like updating player turns is quickly done. Rank table updates are not (unless you make specific concessions).
Whitellama said:
Nothing says you must go to a webhost. You could certainly set up your own servers, and so on. Of course, you then need to be able to match technical expertise and hardware requirements (i.e. knowledge and money).
Now consider your role as a developer. Every time a request comes in, you want your program (written in PHP) to handle that request. So the web server needs to be setup a certain way. Furthermore, you need a place to store data. Where could you store information? There's many ways to do this (file, memcached, etc.). But a really common way to store data is in databases. Let's take one database as an example. This is not true of all databases, just this particular database.
MySQL, which you probably are going to use, works like this. It's a separate program. Requests for data (or manipulating data come in). The program does its magic. Then it gives back a response. Notice how this sounds really similar to a web server. But because this server represents a MySQL database, we call it a database server. So your program uses a server to manage data.
A webhost is someone who just sets all of this up for you, for a price of course. You don't have to use a webhost. During development, you just have your own private setup to work on. You just need to download Apache, PHP, and MySQL and set them up. In my case, I have Apache, Python, and a number of more complex setups on my computer. Either way, my computer acts a server (providing different services, actually).
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Simpsonville City Commission
Candidates present: Michael Hesse.
Candidates absent: Sharon Cummins (i), Scott McDowell (i), Cary Vowels (i), Vicky Wise (i).
i: incumbent.
1 question with response, then 2 minutes for a statement
Scott McDowell could not attend because he was working in Florida, and Vicky Wise had cited a previous commitment. Sharon Cummins and Cary vowels had indicated they would attend.
Hesse was asked: "You were chairman of the Simpsonville City Sewer Board, and last year, the city commission disbanded that board. Why wouldn't the city, whose sewer class was about to grow exponentially, based on the development of two undergoing outlet malls, want to retain its sewer board, and what was your position on making that change?"
Hessee said there were arguments for and against disbanding the sewer board.
There was argument to provide a little bit of political buffer against sewer rate increases, and an argument for doing away with the sewer board was to save expenses, he said, adding that he had worked with the city commission for a number of years and had a positive working relationship with them.
"I think it was a honest effort to save money during tough economic times and I certainly can't fault the city commission for doing that, but it puts more burden, and it's going to require more expertise from the city commission to handle the upcoming sewer goals," he said.
For his two minutes of speaking on the topic of his choice, he talked about how he thought his engineering background could benefit the city of Simpsonville and his stance on pro-development, and he welcomed the outlet malls coming to the community. He also said he wanted to promote more government transparency.
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Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA
What are the sources of Kike's successful entry In the furniture retailing business In Sweden? The first and most Important aspect Is the market. As mentioned in the article, during the post-war economic boom, there was a trend in Sweden that young householders tended to buy new, yet inexpensive furniture. However, the inter-association supply contracts and agreements between Swedish manufacturers and retailers kept prices high while foreclosing entry.
Such phenomenon is not only a social problem but also a business opportunity. Thus, KEA focused on young customers. Such huge demand should be the key factor of Kike's success. Secondly, Kike's products have some unique features which helped them outstays from traditional furniture and win customers. Compared with traditional manufacturers who mostly focused on elegancy and refinement, KEA paid more attention to Its furniture simplicity, function, wide range, low price as well as good design. Besides, KEA spent special effort In reducing the cost.
Although the author doesn't tell us how KEA achieved that in the startup phase, we have reasons to speculate that they might choose cheaper material, match their products to abilities and build up long-term relationships with suppliers. Such strategies were also used in the internationalization process. Angina Samara's own personality and the culture of KEA built up by him also play a crucial role in its success. Innovation, enthusiasm, humbleness and simplicity are encouraged while bureaucracy is definitely rejected. Such environment can directly or indirectly Improve employee's productivity, making them feel freer.
Furthermore, such split also Influenced Kike's management style. For example, the company always operated Informally and focused on details and cost, which conforms to Its main strategy. Last but not least, KEA also implemented different retail operations. For example, considering the impact of automobile on shopping habits, KEA chose to create ample parking space rather than focus on downtown location. Besides, Kampala also developed Kike's basic practice in the startup phase. Concepts, such as self-service, explanatory tickets, knock-down kits and cash-and-carry, were built up.
Such strategies helped in transforming customer's shopping habits and finally attracted them from traditional manufacturers. 2. How Important was Internationalization to KEA? What challenges did they face ND how did they overcome them? Analyze it from two aspects, the market aspect and the human aspect. Market Aspect To begin with, the most direct reason of its internationalization is the stagnating growth of Swedish furniture market in early sass. In addition, according to the passage, furniture retailing was still a fragmented national industry in 1989.
Small manufacturers and distributors catered to the demands of local markets, for customer preference varied by region. However, KEA broke the constraint that furniture retailing was a strictly local business, and established its retailing stores all ever the world. KEA made its product new, yet inexpensive, and offered a wide range of home furnishing items of good design and function that majority of people can afford to buy them. In this way, the internationalization strategy gave it more space and potential to grow and it was a wise idea to make more profits as well.
Human aspect Just like the success of Swatch, KEA spread a great emotion and influenced people all around world. The founder, Angina Kampala, focus on a human aspect and aimed to create a better everyday life for the majority of people. What motivates him is not refit along but improving the quality of the life of the people. So, he said that "It is our duty to expand. " When it comes to the challenges they faced, the best description is that KEA consistently turned problems into opportunities and showed that it is not dangerous to be different.
The first time is in 1951, when KEA Just launched its business. The company was explicitly forbidden from selling directly to customers at fairs, it responded by only taking order. After such order taking was banned, it noted the names of potential customers and contacted them after fairs. Then, under the pressure added by retail rater members, manufacturers cartel didn't sell to 'KEA. This time, KEA started buying from a few independent Swedish furniture makers by establishing new sources in Poland. Surprisingly, the approach made the costs fall.
People were kidding like that, "KEA resembles the monster, if we cut one of its heads, it soon grows another. " After it expanded into Germany, German retailers responded vigorously to resist its popularity. The German court support the German retailers and put constraints on how KEA could use the seals following legal proceedings as well as curtailed Kike's advertising activities. Nonetheless, Kike's business unexpectedly boomed. As KEA accelerated its pace of expanding, how to maintain its low price was of increasing significance.
To achieve the production flexibility and responsiveness, the company did following activities: 1) Finding low-price material. 2) Matching products to capabilities. As the company approached sass, its managers faced a number of major challenges: Changes in demographics cause problem to its historical product line policy. Over the nest a few years, the median age and income level in most developed countries was expected to rise. As a consequence, it has to expand into other segments and its advertising is supposed to stress its superior quality image.
People wondered if the company had not bitten off too much by attempting major new market entries simultaneously in I-J, Italy, US and several Eastern Bloc countries. In spite of limited ability to transfer hard currency, KEA extended countertenor deals to go international with the persistence of Angina Kampala. So some people thought that it is overextending. But if it slowed down its speed, the imitators would come up quickly. To preserve its image and to preempt imitators, high-paced expand was accessory.
The future of the company without its founder, strategic architect, and cultural guru, Angina Kampala was of widespread concern. The change of leadership and management style was likely to give rise to some unstable conditions, and some argued that such similarity of senior executives' background was no longer the best interest. Others may be skeptical on how to retain the cultural value. Yet, the initial founder explained that the KEA ideology is not the work of one man but the sum of many impulses from all KEA leadership. Its supporting framework is massive.


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Anthony will be moving to New Zealand next week. Since I am the only one who updates this blog, Anthony really didn't write all this stuff himself, and since he is going to be several thousand miles away, it will be impossible to continue telling you about his exploits.
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I will miss keeping this blog up.. it was great fun…


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Walker Buehler: He combined with three relievers to no-hit the Padres on Friday night, so Buehler is hardly a secret. The Dodgers' top prospect may have a workload restriction (both on pitch counts and innings), but he's now a fixture in Los Angeles' rotation with Hyun-Jin Ryu sidelined indefinitely. He's allowed just two runs with 19 strikeouts over three starts this year, and it's safe to assume the Dodgers play better moving forward, so the rookie should be a help in wins even if he doesn't last deep into games. Buehler's best pitch is a four-seam fastball (he's averaged 96.1 mph this year), yet he also induces a high groundball rate, which is a nice combination. He should be owned in 100 percent of leagues, yet it's barely half right now.
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Nick Markakis: He lacks upside compared to his young teammates, but the boring veteran has homered in back-to-back games and is up to .333/.424/.545 on the year. He'll surely regress, but Markakis' K% and GB% are both way down, and his BB% is way up, and his BABIP (.330) isn't that far off his career mark (.317). He's increased his launch angle, and Markakis' xwOBA (.407) ranks top-35 in MLB, so his hot start doesn't appear to be a total fluke. He hits cleanup in a lineup that leads baseball in wRC+ (teams No. 2-7 are all in the American League), and SunTrust Park is helping hitters. Markakis is still available in more than 35 percent of Yahoo leagues.
Logan Morrison: He hit 38 homers last season over just 512 at-bats and is now playing in a much better park for hitters in Minnesota. Morrison is off to a dreadful start, batting just .187, but that's why he's so widely available. He's still just 30 years old and has homered in consecutive games, so expect Morrison's ownership to start to climb soon. His average exit velocity (90.0 mph) is actually higher this season compared to last (88.6).
Mitch Moreland: Like Morrison, Moreland is another first baseman with power upside (who's also homered in back-to-back contests) readily available on most wavier wires, only he's actually off to a hot start this season (.323/.384/.600). Moreland platoons, so he's more valuable in daily transaction leagues, but he's often hitting cleanup in arguably MLB's best lineup when he does play.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: He's just 19 years old, so this seems absurd in redraft formats, but it's becoming clear Guerrero could successfully hit major league pitching if he were called up today. It remains unclear when he'll get the opportunity, but Guerrero Jr. is going to be one of the most fun fantasy players to own over the next decade. He currently sports a 199 wRC+ in Double-A as a teenager.
Jorge Soler: Fantasy owners hoping for the long-awaited breakout after an encouraging spring were left disappointed yet again after Soler struggled mightily over the first few weeks of the season, but he's turned it around in a big way since. The 26-year-old is hitting .357/.493/.696 with four homers over his last 56 at bats, and while he still strikes out too much, at least he's back hitting the ball hard like he did when he first debuted. Soler is an intriguing flier with upside unowned in 70 percent of leagues.
Fernando Romero: He's the Twins' best pitching prospect who flashes a strong fastball but control that needs work. Romero could get a chance to stick in Minnesota's rotation, so give him a look if you need pitching help.
Jose Bautista: It's possible he's finished as a productive major leaguer, but Atlanta is going to give him an opportunity to act as their starting third baseman, and Bautista did manage 23 homers last season even in a down campaign. Especially given the situation in Atlanta, where Bautista will be hitting in the middle of a lineup that's scored nearly 20 more runs than any other in the NL, he's worth grabbing in deeper leagues.
Alen Hanson: It looks like he's going to get a chance to be San Francisco's new starting second baseman with Joe Panik out the next 6-8 weeks, as Kelby Tomlinson is better suited for a utility role. Hanson hit leadoff Friday, was raking in Triple-A and has good speed, so he's an option for those in need of middle infield help.
Nick Kingham: After bringing a perfect game into the seventh inning during his debut, Kingham posted a 7:1 K:BB ratio in Milwaukee in his second start, so he's going to get a chance to stay in Pittsburgh's rotation. He's worked on a new slider that could really be a game changer for him.
Matt Adams: He's not guaranteed regular playing time when the Nationals get fully healthy, but who knows when/if that will happen, and it's becoming increasingly difficult to remove Adams from the lineup regardless. He has four homers over the past five games and has been hitting third or cleanup. Adams sports a .333/.441/.754 line over 57 at-bats against righties this season, while his xwOBA (.460) ranks No. 7, and both his average exit velocity (93.1 mph) and Brls/PA (10.4) rank top-30. Adams is eligible at 1B and OF and is barely owned in a third of leagues.
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An extra cut price tram service has been organised for thousands of runners taking part in the Asda Foundation Sheffield 10k on Sunday.
Runners will take on a city centre route, starting in Arundel Gate at 9.30am, before going along Charter Row and along Ecclesall Road, before skirting the edges of pretty Endcliffe Park.
It continues along Riverdale Road, along Endcliffe Vale Road, close to the Botanical Gardens, then travels down Brocco Bank and back to a city centre finish.
To help runners get to the start line on time, Sheffield Supertram is putting on an extra early service from Halfway to the city centre at 7.28am.
There will also be discounted travel vouchers for runners taking part. Visit https://travelsouthyorkshire.com/news-Sheff10K/
In addition, there will be a series of road closures. See a list of them here: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/listed-road-closures-revealed-for-sheffield-10k-1-8743446


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Before it gets officially unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, a fourth and final teaser has been released for Kia's new sport sedan.
In the first video, Kia showed off its performance with clips of the new sedan taking on the legendary Nürburgring track in Germany. We see a clip of the car reaching 277 km/h, which equals about 172 mph, and would make it the fastest Kia to date.
The second video shows the car going from 0-100 km/h in just 5.1 seconds at the Namyang R&D Center test track in South Korea. And, in the third video we get glimpses of the car's profile, its curves, headlight design, and an overall feel for the car, but not really any colors.
In the final video, we get to see the car in a stunning shade of red and see a few more angles than we did before, including a hood scoop, a peek at the interior, multiple exhaust tips, the turbocharged engine, and a glimpse at some of its technology.
We'll learn all the details about Kia's new sport sedan, including its name, at the show when it is revealed on January 8th. What features do you hope to see in this all-new sport sedan from Kia.


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Eras Journal – Adams, B.: Review of "Hell in Hertgen Forest"
Robert Sterling Rush, Hell in Hürtgen Forest: The Ordeal and Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment.
University Press of Kansas, Kansas, 2001
Isbn 0 7006 1128 2
When I picked up Hell in Hürtgen Forest: The Ordeal and Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment by Robert Sterling Rush, I expected the usual discussion of World War II strategic and operational objectives in Germany and how the U.S. Army commanders led their forces to achieve the same. The only difference would be that the battle in Hürtgen Forest, located south of the city of Aachen near the German-Belgian border, was a lesser known battle preceding the main event, commonly referred to as the 'Battle of the Bulge'. Instead I found myself all the way at the bottom of the chain of command, at the level where soldiers in squads and platoons carry out the orders to hold a defensive line or attack the enemy. For most of its readers, Hell in Hürtgen will be the closest they will ever be to combat.
Organised in three distinct parts, Hell in Hürtgen lets the reader relive the battle that nearly destroyed the 22d Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. The first part introduces the battlefield, an organisational history of the 22d Regiment, as well as units in the opposing German LXXIV Korps. The author carries this pattern of first treating the American and then the German side throughout the whole book.
At the heart of the book is the day-by-day account of the gruelling fight of the 22d Infantry against elements of the German LXXIV Korps based almost exclusively on primary sources. When I began reading this section, I tried to remember the names of the soldiers as they appeared, but soon gave up when large numbers of them were killed or wounded and replaced with new names. Then it occurred to me that the infantryman in Hürtgen Forest must have felt the same way about his comrades. As his old buddies left, were killed, wounded or injured, he had to start again with a new set of faces, until either he or they were also casualties. In this situation, the small group of surviving veterans, regardless of rank, became the nucleus around which the replacements could coalesce. They, the battle-wise survivors, became what held the units together.
The same kind of initial confusion was true for locations. Even though the book provides maps of the terrain and tracks each company's advance, I quickly became disoriented. Again, the soldiers in the 22d must have encountered the same problems finding their way around the dark, densely grown forest; Rush describes several instances of units becoming misdirected in the forest and of how soldiers became lost between the rear and frontlines.
For the German side, which for lack of surviving primary sources is treated in less detail, the reader gains insight into the growing problems the Wehrmacht encountered in replacing killed and wounded soldiers. As Rush shows, the German solution of absorption and consolidation of exhausted units into newly arriving ones decreased combat effectiveness because the new formations were a conglomeration of groups of soldiers unable to identify with their new unit, commanded by officers who neither knew them nor the terrain of the battlefield.
In his analysis, Rush further develops his own theory about small unit cohesion and disproves the long standing, often repeated and therefore presumed true, assertions about the superiority of the German infantry and the ineffectiveness of the American replacement system. Retracing the battle in Hürtgen Forest for both the 22d and the German units on a day-by-day basis, the author demonstrates that the American system of keeping units in the line while replacements filled the ranks as soon as possible prevented the loss of combat effectiveness that plagued the German units. Rush based his analysis on extensive research of primary sources such as interviews with American and German infantrymen, 'after-action' reports and, the often ignored, 'morning' reports. Rush, a self described "…retired Command Sergeant Major with a Ph.D.," enriches his narrative with insights from his own experience as an infantryman who served part of his career with the 22d Infantry.


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NCES Fall Quarter AR Store
By: Isaac Lueger
November 13, 2017
On Friday, October 20, the first through fifth grade students at the Nemaha Central Elementary School shopped at the Accelerated Reader (AR) store. The classes one at a time entered the library near the front entrance to go buy items such as sleds, candy, gatorade, K-State items, KU items, and even more!
The students were able to buy anything they wanted at the store by how many points they had. Students received points for reading AR books and taking an AR test on the computer over the book. On each AR book, there are a certain amount of points you can get and most of the time the bigger the book the more points you will get. The more points you have going into the AR store the bigger the items you could purchase.
The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) set up the AR store for the students. They set up tables, moved chairs, and bought all of the items. The PTO made sure the students got all of the points on a little piece of paper. Volunteers from the PTO were at the school all day working while the students were able to shop and have fun.
"My favorite part of the A.R. store was when I got a giant sled!" said Jade Macke.
Ella Beyer said, "I liked to shop and look through all of the toys!"
The AR store is over when you get into 6th grade, so you need to enjoy it while you can. Every nine weeks the AR store happens, so make sure you are reading and you're ready to go by the time it comes rolling in again!
Thank you PTO for making this a great experience for the students at NCES!


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- Hinges and bevels installed in boat mattresses for firmness and tight spaces
- Other boat mattress accessories, like pillows, mattress covers and slip covers


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1 Cup Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
Makes 16 Empanadillas.
Thanks for the add on Food Buzz! Love meeting new foodie friends!
Your photos are so colourful!
These are ace! I love empanadas but for the same reasons, I don't indulge too much. This lighter version is wonderful :) Buzzed!ReplyDelete
This looks delicious. I absolutely love empanadas and I am excited to try this out. My boyfriend has yet to try an empanada like this and i'm sure he'll enjoy it!ReplyDelete
Buzzed indeed! These look great--empanadas make fantastic comfort food.ReplyDelete
I like that you made these a smaller size. Definitely a better alternative to the ones you get at a restaurant!ReplyDelete
These are so cute! They sound wonderful as well, love the combination of chipotle and black bean!ReplyDelete
Never made empanadillas myself, but these sounds very tempting.... love the black beans and chipotles!ReplyDelete
This sounds great! I love everything about these. I saved this one!ReplyDelete
Love it. So making these.ReplyDelete
Great recipe - I agree with your succinct summary of latin food - the flavors and colors are endlessly entertaining!ReplyDelete


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For those who don't like the cold and snow,perhaps the one good thing about winter is the fact that were not bothered by a lot of insects. Insects, however, don't disappear when its cold. [Read more…]
Where Do Insects Go When it Snows?
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This post is my contribution to Blog Action Day
Youtube is really really really big. In the US searches on the site are around a quarter of all Google searches.
In this environment battles range as users debate issues via their own video creations whether via talking head to webcam or produced-up little films. Amongst the hot topics is climate change.
Peter Sinclair aka greenman3610 runs a graphic design and animation studio in Midland, MI and produces the very effectively done 'climate crock of the week' series. An activist and writer for 30 years in the areas of energy and environment, he is best placed to tear to shreds the sort of unscientific, unresearched nonsense on climate change which appears in the media frequently enough to feed a weekly series.
Battle, on Youtube, often involves DMCA, (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) claims against a video which usually results in it being removed from YouTube.
The DMCA, (Digital Millenium Copyright Act), was originally intended to protect copyright owners from internet abuse, but has systematically been used improperly, notoriously by authoritarian religious groups and cults (Scientologists) and people such as creationists, in order to restrain criticism and free speech on the internet.
This is what happened to Sinclair in July when he criticized and parodied the work of well known climate denier Anthony Watts, and his "SurfaceStations.org" project.
Copyright law allows for critical review, parody, and transformational use of material.
Sinclair filed a 'counternotice' with Youtube, affirming, "under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."
Two weeks later Youtube told him, "this content has been restored and your account will not be penalized."
What the silencing attempt resulted in was greater traffic and visibility for Sinclair's videos. This has also been the case with other great science defenders using Youtube, such as Thunderf00t, an English-expat who takes apart creationist.
In his latest piece Sinclair takes on how one of the world's most respected and experienced climate modelers, Mojib Latif's observations in September on natural climate variability were misinterpreted by climate change deniers.
Ironically, Latif's message was precisely that natural variations in the long term warming might be misinterpreted, by the media, out of ignorance or malice!
Earlier he took on Channel Four's unfortunately resonant film 'The Great Global Warming Swindle'.
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Life seems to be going swimmingly for sorority socialite Elle Woods. Homecoming queen, president of Delta Nu, and girlfriend to Warner Huntington III, Elle has no qualms with the way her life is heading, particularly as she suspects Warner is soon to pop the question. However, things take a turn when Warner dumps her on the night she thought he was going to propose. His reason? "If I'm going to be a politician, I need to marry a Jackie, not a Marilyn."
So Elle is dumped for being "not serious enough." However, she realizes the perfect way to get Warner back — by becoming a serious law student. Elle manages to get into Harvard Law School, but this is only the beginning as she strives to prove her worth to Warner, her professors, her fellow students, and even herself. All the while dressed in pink and with her Chihuahua Bruiser by her side.
The musical takes a different direction from the 2001 movie. The genre disparity between the over-the-top wacky comedy (Elle's two sorority sisters, the "bend and snap" scene) and the more realistic comedy (almost everything else) is gone. "Bend and Snap" as a big dance number fits right in in a musical full of big dance numbers. In fact, the bend-and-snap is made into an actual plot point, replacing the mind-bending "designer shoes" plot point from the film. Minor characters are dropped in exchange for expanding the current cast. The musical version's Emmett has a real give-and-take relationship with Elle, Kate's character is expanded as she helps Elle get into Harvard law, the Delta Nu sorority is more diverse, and Brooke Taylor Wyndham seemed like an actual fitness enthusiast capable of making her empire instead of being just a glamorous Barbie doll. Warner and Elle did their undergrad at UCLA as opposed to the fictional CULA.
The original Broadway musical aired on MTV a month after production and managed to win one and get nominated for several awards. Some viewers consider it an improvement over the film, while most consider it quite good as far as musical adaptations go.
This musical shows examples of:
- Academic Alpha Bitch: Vivienne, at least at first. Lampshaded by Elle, who calls her "an evil preppy" at one point.
- Adorkable: Emmett is well-liked in and out of universe for this reason.
- Adaptational Dumbass: In The Musical, Elle is basically spoonfed what was her big motivational montage in the movie by Emmett, and "Chip On Your Shoulder" frames her success as Emmett's success. She doesn't even give up on Warner until after she gets the internship. Justified, as the change gives more development to both Emmett and Elle's romance with him.
- Adaptation Expansion:
- Elle & Emmett as the groundwork for their relationship is laid over their studying during the fall semester and winter holidays. In addition, Elle has to work harder and sacrifice more in order to get the results she wants, making both the portrayal more believable and her character richer. Emmett also gets this by virtue of spending more time with Elle, helping her study and re-focusing her motivations on herself instead of trying to impress Warner. Extra points awarded as this is done out of true friendship and not in any way to try and pick her up.
- Delta Nu gets this thanks to the sorority sisters, specifically Margo, Serena & Pilar, getting more time to interact with Elle via the Greek Chorus. Kate's character is added to the Broadway version and is seen equal to all the other sisters despite being different from them. Several sisters are also sporty, most notably Brooke Wyndham who is less high glamour and more polished, sporty entrepreneur.
- Ambiguously Gay: There's a whole number dedicated to figuring out whether the trial witness is gay, or just the sort of campy that comes along with being European. Turns out both are true!
- Amoral Attorney: The song Blood in the Water could act as a description of the trope.
- Arc Words: "What about love?" and many variations on it.
- Arson, Murder, and JaywalkingEmmett: Therefore, malum in se is?
Elle: An act that is evil in itself: assault, murder, white shoes after Labor Day.
- Artistic License University Admissions: Elle shows up at the Harvard Law admissions office while they're looking at her application to present a huge dance number and an equally huge guilt trip until they agree to accept her.
- Bait-and-Switch Comment: During "Chip On My Shoulder", there's this exchange:
- Emmett: I predict you will probably pass-
Elle: Yes!
Emmett: In the bottom percent of your class.
- The Beard: Brooke was unknowingly this to her poolboy, who claimed to be her lover to hide the fact that he was gay.
- Better Than Sex:Seeing my name in black and whiteis like making love with you all nightno wait, it's so much better, hello much betterso-oh-oh-OH-OH! Much better
- Berserk Button: Do not insult Gloria Steinem in front of Enid.
- Big-Bad Ensemble: Callahan, who almost ruins Elle's attempt to be an attorney, and Chutney Wyndham, the real culprit behind the Wyndham murder.
- Brainless Beauty: Elle is assumed to be this, but she averts it excellently. Warner leans a little closer to this trope by comparison, but downplayed in his case.
Serena: I don't even think [Warner]'s that hot!Margot: I do!Serena: Well, you're a slut!
- Margot plays this to a T, and it's hilarious.
- Brainy Brunette: Played straight with Vivienne. Elle attempts to invoke this by going to the Hair Affair, only to be talked out of it by Paulette.
- Broken Bird: Paulette.
- Butch Lesbian: Enid is lesbian and most definitely non-girly, with an aggressive demeanor and a fashion sense that Elle describes as "fatigue chic".
- Camp Gay: Carlos, and his boyfriend, Nikos. There's a whole musical number dedicated to it.
- Check, Please!: At the end of "Serious".
- The Cheerleader: Reconstructed. Serena confirms that cheerleaders get guys by exposing themselves, but then shows how it can be a way to female empowerment, and teaches other girls to believe in themselves. Also, she's not the most promiscuous Delta Nu, to the extent she can call Margot a slut with total impunity.
- Composite Character: Vivienne, in that she takes over Professor Stromwell's role in getting Elle back to law school.
- Callahan also takes over for Stromwell, as it's his class that Elle is kicked out of for being unprepared.
- Confusion Fu: Emmet proves that Nikos is gay by asking several questions about him and the case before asking his boyfriend's name, catching him off guard.
- Cool Big Sis: Paulette is this for Elle.
- Deadpan Snarker: Warner, Vivienne, Emmet and Callahan. Paulette occasionally slips into it too.Elle: The Bend and Snap is 99.99% effective on straight men!
Paulette: (with fake enthusiasm) Yeah, and I've got a great track record with those!
- Devil's Advocate: Invoked by Callahan in "There! Right There!" with Vivienne and Enid joining in. Callahan ends up playing both sides of the argument.
- Didn't Think This Through: So, Elle, you've gotten into Harvard Law - except that not only has Warner not taken you back, he's dating someone else. Plus you're seriously behind in reading for your classes. Now what? (Even before this, when Elle ecstatically plans to get into Harvard and immediately skips ahead to planning the wedding, one of her more academic friends pipes up with "Now can we think this through???" and points out everything Elle will need to do to succeed.)
- Disproportionate Retribution: Okay, Chutney, we get how awkward and creepy it must be to have a stepmom young enough to be your sister, but does that really warrant murder!?
- Distracted by the Sexy:
- The whole point of the "bend and snap." Elle and the Greek Chorus are impressed by Paulette's naturally excellent "bend and snap," and teach her how to use it to get Kyle's attention. Elle weaponizes it later, when she realizes the witness might be gay, which would make his story about having an affair with Brooke perjury. First, she tries it on said witness, and he doesn't bat an eyelid. Then, she tries it in the courtroom—and the head of every other guy (and Enid) all whip around to look.
- During "Whipped Into Shape," Enid gets distracted by Brooke's DVD. Understandable, since she's in a sports bra and workout clothes and is doing a vigorous, bouncy dance routine.
- Doting Parent: Both of Elle's. Though they are at first reluctant to pay her way through law school, when they find out how determined she is to get Warner back, they agree. Later, they show up at her trial, beaming with pride.
- Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: Minor example, at least in the MTV broadcast; Vivienne slaps Warner during "There! Right There!" when he says his line, "depending on the time of day, the French go either way."
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: Brooke to her clients in "Whipped Into Shape."
- Ear Ache: The witness is dragged by his ear in "There! Right There!"
- Establishing Character Moment:
- Elle gets hers during "Omigod You Guys!", when she sees through a department store saleswoman's attempt to sell her an overpriced, out-of-style dress.Elle: "It may be perfect for a blonde... but I'm not that blonde."
- Emmett being the only person at Harvard to even attempt to be nice to Elle.
- Elle gets hers during "Omigod You Guys!", when she sees through a department store saleswoman's attempt to sell her an overpriced, out-of-style dress.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Callahan, who in his first scene encouraged a student to defend a hypothetical scumbag by putting an elderly woman on the stand and insisting she's senile, and later sexually assaults Elle, has this to say when Elle tells him Nikos must be gay:
- Callahan: "You know if you're wrong, we look desperate and homophobic!"
- Although this could be him worrying about the image/reputation of his law firm.
- The Exit Is That Way: Subversion. She knows she is walking into a closet to make a dramatic costume change.
- False Dichotomy: Callahan assumes that Nikos is either gay or European. He's both.
- Foreshadowing: In his first appearence, Callahan makes a crack about Enid's sexuality, flustering her. While he has a point about not letting your emotions compromise your argument, making such a joke about a student, particularly in front of the whole class is just not okay. So maybe we shouldn't be surprised when he turns out to be a Jerk with a Heart of Jerk. Turns out, he has a habit of overstepping his bounds with students.
- Genki Girl: Elle, her Sorority Sisters and Brooke.
- Greek Chorus: Elle's sorority sisters from UCLA. Made even better because they're a Greek Chorus!
- HA HA HA No: Inverted.Serena: Paulette, do you know why cheerleaders always get the guy and keep the guy?
Paulette: Because you jump around and show your panties?
Serena: HahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHA—YES! But also because we command and demand attention.
- He Cleans Up Nicely: Elle harnesses this power during "Take It Like a Man" to try to help the handsomely scruffy Emmett impress his boss before the trial. He sees himself in the mirror and promptly shocks himself! Even the still-Alpha Bitch Vivienne has to chalk one up to Elle when she sees him at the court house, and his boss is sufficiently impressed as well.
- He's Got Legs: Kyle. How the UPS allowed him to get away with shorts that short is anyone's guess.
- "I Am Becoming" Song: "So Much Better".
- "I Am" Song: "Chip on my Shoulder" is this for Emmett, at least at the start.
- "I Am Great!" Song: The Harvard Variations, for Aaron in particular.
- Irony: Warner broke up with Elle because he perceives her as a Dumb Blonde and thinks that he needs to date someone smarter and more serious. At the end of the musical, it seems that Elle is actually the smarter of the two, she ends up as a successful lawyer while Warner drops out of law school and starts a career as a model instead.
- It's a Costume Party, I Swear!: As in the movie, Vivian pulls this one on Elle, who arrives at a casual party in a Playboy Bunny costume. When Vivian calls Elle a skank, Elle recovers by taking someone's glasses and insisting she is dressed as an undercover Gloria Steinem and asks Vivian, loudly, if she is calling Gloria Steinem a skank. A horde of feminists descend upon Vivian as Elle exits.
- "I Want" Song: "What You Want," "Serious," "Chip On My Shoulder".
- Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Callahan. He starts off as a cold, condescending, ruthless Amoral Attorney, but when Elle manages to turn the case around, he acts warmly towards her, praising her and defending her from Warner. And then, almost immediately after, he makes a move on Elle, and when she rejects him, he fires her, sending her into a Heroic BSoD.
- Lady Drunk: Elle's mom.
- Let Me Get This Straight...: Emmett is - in succession - confused, astonished and more than a little annoyed that Elle got into Harvard Law simply to try and win back her old boyfriend. Particularly since she isn't taking full advantage of this opportunity that less privileged students would kill for.
- Meaningful Echo: "If there ever was a perfect couple, this one qualifies."
- Meaningful Name: Emmett Forrest, the romantic counterpart of Elle Woods.
- Metaphorgotten: From "Ireland (Reprise)":Paulette: The Irish fear nothing and no one
They keep fightin' 'til everyone's dead
I'm not sure where this metaphor's goin'
I just felt like it had to be said
- Mistaken for Gay: Subverted with Nikos.
- Mr. Fanservice: Kyle. "The new UPS guy is like walking porn!"
- Warner's status as this is lampshaded a few times. In the end, he becomes a model.
- Nikos, Brooke's poolboy. His "uniform" was a red thong and evidently nothing else and Brooke even admits that she liked to check him out while he cleaned the filters. Turns out he's gay.
- Ms. Fanservice: Elle, her sorority sisters and Brooke are the most obvious examples, although the point of the musical is to show that there's more to Elle than her looks. "Bend and Snap" shows that Paulette can be this too.
- Mood Whiplash: "So Much Better" starts off with Elle in the depths of despair, only to have her go to ecstasy in approximately one second.
- Murder by Mistake: The murder victim's daughter and killer confesses that she didn't kill her father on purpose; she wanted to kill Brooke.
- The Musical
- Musicalis InterruptusWarner: That's why I think you and I... should break up!
Elle: Oh baby I'll give you my hand, we—WHAT!?
Emmett: Elle you should know...
- As well as:
Elle: Callahan hit on me.Emmett: ...He what?
Chorus: Oh my god, omigod you g-Serena: (slams door) Guys, she's not here.Chorus: (in unison) WHAT?!
- Also:
- Mythology Gag: In the film, Harvard is portrayed by UCLA; in the musical, Elle does undergrad at UCLA.
- Never My Fault: Callahan acts as though he did nothing wrong after sexually harassing Elle and fires her in retaliation.
- Nice Guy: Emmet and Paulette.
- No Indoor Voice: Paulette has, or rather doesn't have, this.
- No Name Given: As with the movie, Callahan's first name is never revealed.
- Noodle Incident:Serena: Well, you're a slut.Margot: Look who's talking!Pilar: Three words: Spring break, Cabo!
- Oireland: Where Paulette wants to live someday.
- One True Love: Elle thinks Warner is this. He's not.
- The Perry Mason Method: As in the movie, Elle's cross-examination of Chutney (and her superior knowledge of haircare) leads her to break down and confess.
- Pet the Dog: Warner, as opposed to the movie. At the end of the movie, we learn graduated with no honors, no girlfriend and no job offer, whereas in the musical, he drops out of law school but becomes a successful model.
- Pizza Boy Special Delivery: Immediately after he delivers a package, Paulette describes Kyle as "walking porn". His dialog and delivery sound and look like they came straight out of a porn script.
- Proscenium Reveal: The second act begins with Brooke leading what appears to be an Irrelevant Act Opener, until the action freezes and we see that the number is actually a video that the other characters are watching.
- Race Lift: The witness at the murder trial and his boyfriend. In the film, the witness is Latin and named Enrique Salvatore, while the musical's Nikos Argitakos is ostensibly Greek. Meanwhile, in the film his boyfriend is (the presumably not Latin) Chuck but in the musical it's Carlos.
- The German version has the witness as French and named Nico Chevalier, as the gag here is whether he is gay or French. His boyfriend's name is changed to Carlo as well.
- Reflexive Response: In "There! Right There!"Emmett: So, Mr. Argitakos. This alleged affair with Ms. Wyndham has been going on for...?
Nikos: Two years.
Emmett: And your first name again is...?
Nikos: Nikos.
Emmett: And your boyfriend's name is...?
Nikos: Carlos. (the courtroom reacts in shock/"I knew it!") Oh--no... no, I misunderstand! I thought you said best friend. Carlos is my best friend.
Carlos: (stands up in the middle of the court) YOU BASTARD!
- Refrain from Assuming: It's actually called "There! Right There!", not "Gay or European?", believe it or not.
- On the Cast Album anyway; the score lists it as "Gay or European?" which makes much more sense.
- Sad Clown: Paulette is something of a comic relief character, but it's clear that a lot of her humor stems from coping with her cripplingly low self-esteem.
- Satellite Love Interest: Warner for Elle, exemplified in Oh My God You Guys when Margot sings, "You're a perfect match because you both have such great taste in clothes!"
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Emmett and Elle.
- Screen-to-Stage Adaptation
- "Shaggy Dog" Story: Brooke won't reveal the details of her alibi getting liposuction, the knowledge of which she claims would kill her fitness empire resulting in a long and convoluted trial that nearly resulted in Elle returning home with her spirit crushed, and Brooke herself nearly sentenced to death for murder. At the end, when Elle proves that Chutney killed Brooke's husband, Brooke gets lost in the heat of the moment and ecstatically declares that now "no one will need to know I had lipo on my thighs!" - in front of a crowded room of people (including reporters) thus rendering the whole reason for the trial, and everything Elle did to prove her innocent, rather pointless. The Greek Chorus reassure her that they love her anyway.
- Shout-Out: To The Music Man.Emmett: Class of aught-five, represent!
- Sidekick Song: "Ireland" is one big, bombastic excuse for Orfeh (or whoever's playing Paulette) to get up and show off.
- Slimeball: Callahan, Callahan, CALLAHAN.
- Smug Snake: Callahan; he's convinced that he's the only one who can pull off Brooke's trial and smugly tells her to "enjoy prison" when she fires him. In his Villain Song he talks about all the sleazy, underhanded tactics one can use to let people get away scot-free for horrid crimes.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: One of Elle's sorority sisters can talk to Elle's chihuahua.
- Stealth Pun:
- A Greek Chorus made up of sorority sisters?
- Refrain from Assuming that a man with metrosexual traits is either gay or European.
- Stepford Smiler: Elle in the titular number, when she tries to pretend she's okay with returning to California and giving up, living a life of being what people expect her to be.Some girls fight hard, some face the trial, some girls were just meant to smile...
- Straw Feminist: Enid qualifies as one. To clarify, she (albeit jokingly) considers a man who murders a nun and runs over puppies to be a "typical man".
- Third-Act Misunderstanding: Warner sees Callahan petting Elle and assumes Elle slept her way into the internship.
- Title Drop: "I don't want to see Ratty Corduroy or Legally Blonde again today."
- Title: The Adaptation: Legally Blonde: The Musical!
- Token Romance: In the best sense. Elle has kicked ass and proven herself to everyone over the course of the musical. The fact that she meets a great guy who loves her for exactly who she is is just the cherry on top.
- Training from Hell: Brooke's workout regimen, as demonstrated in "Whipped Into Shape."
- Triumphant Reprise: "Legally Blonde: Remix", sung by Vivienne of all people.
- True Companions: Elle and her Sorority Sisters. And later, Elle, Emmet, Warner, Vivienne, Enid and Paulette.
- Unkempt Beauty: Emmett. Paulette qualifies to a lesser degree (she's not so much unkempt as she is lacking in a lot of confidence—hence doesn't pay a lot of attention to her looks).
- Up to Eleven: The... "personal essay" portion of Elle's Harvard application. You thought that tape she used in the movie was ridiculous! Puh-shaw!
- Uptown Girl: Elle is quite rich, knowing several celebrities and her father being able to pay for Harvard out-of-pocket, and she winds up with Emmett, who grew up in a slum and had to work two jobs to put himself through school.
- Villain Song: "Blood in the Water".
- Voice Types: A large part of the vocal spectrum is represented:
- Elle and Brooke - Mezzo-Soprano
- Paulete - Alto
- Vivienne and Enid - Soprano
- Warner - Tenor
- Emmett - Bari-Tenor
- Callahan - Baritone
- Although it is worth noting that all female characters are belters.
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: Narrated by Paulette; Enid practices family law, Vivian is training for the Peace Corps, Warner quit and became a model, Callahan ran for governor but lost and his wife left him, hiring Emmet to handle their divorce, Paulette married Kyle and had two kids (plus one more on the way) and has a new salon. During this, Elle graduated valedictorian and proposed to Emmet who accepted.
- World of Ham: If every single member of the cast is not playing this to the hilt, that cast is doing it wrong. This then makes "Legally Blonde" all the more heartwrenching, as Emmett and Elle drop all the hamminess.
- You, Get Me Coffee: Callahan does this to Warner.
- You Just Told Me: See Reflexive Response.
- You No Take Candle: Nikos and Carlos, on account of being European. Somewhat justified for Carlos because it's in song and proper English phrasing would break meter.Carlos: This man is gay and European!
And neither is disgrace.
You've got to stop
You're being a completely closet case!


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