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A winner was selected from 322 designs submitted by 32 freelance designers.
Sandy Feet swimwear
Children's swimwear label (fashion) needs 4 fabric prints for new range. I am looking for fabulous, striking, classic, clean feeling 2 coloured prints.
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I will need 8 prints all up (4 girls and 4 boys). This contest is for the first 4 prints.
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Needs to appeal to both kids and adults. 4-12 year olds are the target market. Please nothing baby. Ultimately the range is being bought wholesale by shop-owners who likes retro, vintage, scandinavian and anything different - but do not want to run the risk of not selling the stock – so still buys pink for girls and blue for boys!!
Also bought by mums who like their kids to look fashionable on the beach – and likes high quality products.
This contest is for 4 prints. 2 girls prints and 2 boys prints. (please see kombivan print attached for suggested layout)
The prints need to be striking, fabulous and classic. These prints need to work on childrens sun shirts.
Prints are to be 2 colours only – exception could possibly be made for a 3rd colour if it was totally amazing. But generally I will be using a different block colour with the print so 2 colours is enough.
Final garments will be mix and match so please stay within following colour scheemes:
Girls: Pink, Red, Navy, Aqua and White or light grey - possibly a soft yellow
Boys: Blue, Navy or Charcoal, Red, White, possibly a bright Green or Orange if used in small doses..
(if you MUST to introduce another colour and it is really cool – okay)
Girls: Needs to be feminine but cool! one floral print would be great but not essential
Please see navy/white swimsuit and aqua/white bikini files for floral prints I like - nothing too hibiscus as it has been done way too much..
think 70's surfer chick - icecreams in cones, palms, combivans, flowers..
Could be 1 or a few simple motifs repeated - not too busy.
Boys: The red/blue kombi van was extremely popular am after something cool – surfer, retro..
70's vintage cars, combi vans, surfboards, palm trees etc - 1 or a few simple motifs - maybe on a striped background. important that the motif is not too baby.
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Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers is ushered into his NYC hotel by bodyguard Big Rob after performing at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night.
The 20-year-old Jonas Brother showed off his pride for TEAM DEMI AND SELENA. Of course, he's referring to his current tourmate/fellow Disney sensation Demi Lovato and her BFF Selena Gomez. It's pretty clear it's a slight jab to Disney's reigning tween queen Miley Cyrus and her backup dancer BFF Mandy Jiroux.
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The project on Waverly Drive at Glendale Boulevard stirred up concern among neighbors worried about increased traffic, density and construction activity, especially with another large project planned a few blocks away on Rowena Avenue. There was also a recent confrontation between a neighbor and a member of the construction crew that was caught on video tape.
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Concepts From Dallas/
I've got loads of Dallas Stars fan artwork to share with you on this Saturday afternoon. So let's get right to it.
We're all well aware the Minnesota Wild decided to leak their new home jersey to valued season ticket holders. Based off that design, someone came up with this idea for the Dallas Stars.
I'm one who likes the "star" jerseys they wear now. They've got one of the league's most unique looks. Unfortunately, I don't think that would translate to the EDGE. It's a language Reebok doesn't quite understand. To be fair though, it's a limitation of the design that, if the players like it, who are we to judge?
Someone else had the idea to transfer the Iowa Stars look to Dallas. Here's how that might manifest itself.
I don't know. Feels like a lateral move to me. I say we go back to the drawing board. What if they went all Old West on us in the great state of Texas? Might it look a little something like this?
I feel like the Stars haven't done enough to differentiate themselves from the North Stars — this, despite the secondary logo with the outline of Texas. They still wear the same crest as the North Stars did during their last year in Minnesota. Personally, I'm hoping for a change when they finally show off their new uniforms.
I'm not necessarily saying this concept is the way to go as all I can see is Chuck Norris' reflection in the shiny badge. But Chuck's pretty bad ass so I'm not so sure it's a bad thing.
But while we're on the topic of design overhauls, check out this one.
It's sharp in a classic sort of sense. I think it could use a greener green as muted colors don't make for good sports uniforms, generally speaking. I do like the logo idea but it feels a little plain. It's like you just keep staring at it waiting to notice something. But nothing comes. Obviously, nothing's perfect but I think someone needs to get on a Stars overhaul.
The best Stars concept logo I've ever seen was this one I posted a month ago. For those who appreciate simplicity in NHL logos, you can't complain about that.
Anyway, go visit the Concepts Gallery to see these designs and others that I haven't posted. You can also see that first logo set I posted in green and silver (rather than green and gold).


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All four of the 2008 Wabash College home football games leading up to the 115th Monon Bell Classic will be broadcast over the Internet. All five Wabash regular season home football games will be available either on the Internet or through satellite television.
Hometown Television will provide live internet coverage of the first four home games in 2008 on a specially designed website titled LittleGiantsTV.
The games will be also available on the Teamline web site. Hometown Television will also air the games on a delayed basis on cable television stations throughout the state of Indiana.
"Fans unable to attend games at Hollett Little Giant Stadium on Saturday afternoons will be able to watch all the excitement of Wabash football," Director of Athletics Tom Bambrey said. "We have enjoyed great success with the annual Monon Bell telecasts and look forward to presenting all of our 2008 home games to alumni, fans, and supporters everywhere."
HDNet will carry the 115th Monon Bell Classic, providing the telecast to a live, nationwide audience. Mark Cuban's network first covered the annual rivalry game between Wabash and DePauw in 2003. HDNet returned to carry the 2006 and 2007 games, and will also carry the 2008 and 2009 games.
Wabash football can also be heard on the Internet and over the air thanks to the College's student-run radio station, WNDY-FM (91.3 FM). Tom Norman '09 and Ben Humphreys '10 will provide the commentary this season. Mark Maxwell will be back for another year, working as an analyst for all home games.
The Little Giants, ranked 11th in the preseason D3football.com poll, open the 2008 campaign at Denison on September 13. Wabash's first home game is September 20 against the University of Chicago.
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Occupational Dermatitis: More than What Meets the Eye
The workplace offers a wide variety of allergens and irritants that could potentially cause contact dermatitis. Substances from biocides (preservatives) in industrial chemicals to dye in hairdressing products can prompt an allergic reaction of the skin. The resulting skin inflammation can vary from redness to widespread rashes with open sores.
But, the good news is that with identification of the allergen and avoidance strategies, workers can be cured of occupational dermatitis.
Demystifying the Types of Dermatitis
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
Accounting for an estimated 80% of dermatitis stemming from the workplace, irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) occurs when the skin immediately becomes inflamed following exposure to a chemical or physical irritant. Common irritants include:
- Soaps
- Solvents
- Waterless hand cleaners
- Friction
- Trauma
- Vibration
Wet work conducted in low humidity conditions is the most common cause of ICD. For example, when the sun suddenly shines over a wet field, the mud in that field cracks as it dries suddenly. If the mud dries slowly, there is no cracking. The same scenario occurs on the skin. Rapid drying is far more damaging to the skin than slow drying; therefore minimizing exposure to wet-dry cycles will often prevent ICD.
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
The combination of inflamed skin, such as that from the wet-dry effect, and contact with a potential allergen creates the perfect storm for allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Not surprisingly, occupations in which workers deal with both wet work and potential sensitizers are at an increased risk for developing ACD. For example, hairdressers, dental workers and machinists are exposed to chemicals at work that can lead to sensitization.
ACD is a delayed allergic response, resulting from a substance that causes an immune system response in the skin, that lasts for days to weeks. It can take upwards of 3 to 7 days after the person encounters the allergen before visible signs of an allergic reaction emerge, making it very difficult for an employee to locate the source of their rash. This type of occupational dermatitis often involves the hands, but because hands can transfer allergens, skin inflammation can also spread to the face and neck.
You might suspect occupational hand dermatitis if your rash improves after days or weeks away from work. If you often deal with wet work, consider doing the following to minimize your risk for irritation:
- Wear cotton gloves (to absorb perspiration and leakage) under occlusive gloves for wet work
- Be sure to change these gloves when they become damp (many brands can be laundered and reused)
- Minimize water-based hand washing
- Substitute alcohol based hand sanitizers for water washing
- While hands are still damp, apply an emollient immediately after washing (this will slow down the drying process)
- Use tepid water for hand washing, baths, and showers
Barrier creams provide modest benefit for certain irritants.
If you believe you are having an allergic reaction to something in the workplace, occlusive gloves may create a physical barrier. Keep in mind that rubber gloves can cause allergic reactions in certain people; however, vinyl gloves are less likely to cause a contact allergy. It is necessary to wear cotton gloves under occlusive gloves in order to prevent the build-up of moisture, which could worsen the problem.
Seeking a Specialist
If preventative steps are not yielding results, it may be best to seek the professional advice of a dermatologist who specializes in contact dermatitis. If ACD is suspected, the physician may recommend the worker undergo patch testing. Patch testing is the gold standard for diagnosing a contact allergy. In this test, a dermatologist applies patches that each contains a specific type of allergen on the patient. The patient wears the patches for 48 hours and returns to the office near day three and day seven of the test. This is because the reaction taking place between the skin and allergen is delayed, meaning it will take the skin time to show visible signs of an allergy. When the dermatologist notices redness at the test site, they have identified a substance to which the person is allergic.
Only specialists in contact dermatitis will have tests for occupation specific allergens in addition to the 75 to 100 allergens that are standard testing for non-occupational contact dermatitis These specialists are also experts in recommending personal protective equipment. For example, some allergens like epoxy resin, acrylates, and glutaraldehyde penetrate most gloves. By avoiding the allergen causing the contact dermatitis, the patient can actually be cured of the condition and keep their job.
To learn more about Contact Dermatitis and how to prepare for a contact dermatitis consultation, visit the NetWellness exclusive: Contact Dermatitis & Eczema: Going Beyond the Rash. For information on finding a specialist in contact dermatitis near you, visit the website of the American Contact Dermatitis Society.
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U.S. ending stocks for wheat declined further from last month due to higher exports, although the market for some classes appear to have stalled, according to Tom Willander, analyst for Country Hedging, speaking at a Minneapolis Grain Exchange press briefing on USDA's March 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
USDA increased estimated food use for wheat by 5 million bushels to 950 million bushels, and increased exports by 25 million bushel to 1.225 billion bushels. That pushed total projected wheat use higher by 30 million bushels, to 2.37 billion bushels, which lowered ending stocks from 272 million bushels last month to 242 million in March.
"That's a fairly significant change," Willander said. "We were already talking pipeline supplies of wheat below 300 million bushels. The stocks-to-use ratio dropped to 10.2 percent."
Most observers were looking for a 10-million bushel decline in wheat ending stocks, to 262 million bushels. Meanwhile world ending stocks were raised slightly, from 109.7 million metric tons to 110.4 million metric tons.
By class, hard red winter wheat exports were increased 15 million bushels and ending stocks lowered to 106 million. Hard red spring wheat domestic use and exports were increased 5 million bushels each, dropping ending stocks to 63 million bushels. Soft red winter wheat stocks remained steady at 32 million. White wheat ending stocks dropped to 27 million bushels. Durum exports were increased 5 million bushels to 40 million bushels, dropping ending stocks to 14 million bushels.
Willander noted that the market for white wheat, which is grown in the Pacific Northwest, "might have been the first market to stall. White wheat traded at $16, then the demand went away. Durum sales have stopped too. End users probably have what they need from here on out."
Another reason for higher wheat exports is that for the last few months, a weaker dollar "has made U.S. wheat cheaper relative to other countries." The United States has been the primary exporter of wheat in the world."
USDA raised U.S. soybean exports by 20 million bushels, to 1.025 billion bushels, dropping estimated ending stocks from 160 million bushels to 140 million bushels, a slightly larger drop than the average trade guess, which puts the stocks-to-use ratio at an historically tight 4.6 percent.
World soybean ending stocks increased from 45.82 million metric tons to 47.44 million metric tons. Brazil's production was increased to 61 million metric tons due to favorable growing conditions.
The continuing decline in soybean ending stocks "primes the pump for higher levels," said Willander. "What the report shows is that we haven't gone high enough to ration use. The funds will buy into this and I would expect higher prices even into next year with the fight for acres."
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Obviously, the most important thing that happened this weekend was Johan Santana's continued progress.
Santana threw 42 pitches Sunday against Miami, but once again reiterated how he responds will tell most of the story.
Santana isn't concerned with his velocity, and said he threw his change-up and slider more than in his first start. Barring a setback this week, his next start will be Friday against Detroit.
Terry Collins insists on saying Santana will be ready by Opening Day, but for that to happen he'll need to build himself up to 90 pitches. There's a long way to go.
Also this weekend:
* Jason Bay got his first hit of the spring after a 0-for-8 slide out of the gate. You'll get no projections from me on Bay. There are no expectations.
* David Wright (rib cage) and lefty reliever Tim Byrdak (left knee) will go to New York today to be examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Both are expected to get cortisone injections. Two things: 1) why wasn't this more in-dept exam be done earlier, and 2) there's no doctors in Miami they could go to?
* If Byrdak isn't ready by Opening Day, Garrett Olson could be a candidate for the lefty slot out of the bullpen.
* Adam Loewen and Mike Baxter are competing for a lefty-hitting reserve outfield role. Both have the ability to play center.
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Hello. I decided to tackle a pto pilot bushing tonight. It just so happened that I had an old '51 cub out on the driveway and the back cover was already off. I found my camera and took this pic to get an idea of the access to the back of the trans main shaft. I couldn't believe it, a straight shot at the pilot bushing. I put the tranny in gear so the shaft wouldn't turn. Here's a pic of the inside. Sorry for the bad focus,
I remembered Bigdog talking about using a 7/16"bolt. I found one that had about 1 1/2" of thread on the end, enough to reach all the way in and bottom out once it was through the bushing. This bolt was about 4" long total. The head of the bolt was 5/8". I used a long 3/8" extension with a 5/8" socket and slowly forced the bolt into the old, worn out bushing. It went hard at first, but then started to screw into the bushing just fine. Once it went all the way into the bushing, I could feel the bolt hit the main shaft, then you could feel the bushing coming out. It only came out so far, then I removed my extension and socket, and grabbed a big pair of channel lock pliers and reached in, grabbed the bolt and pulled it out. Here's a pic of it removed.
I had a new bushing on hand. My fat hands wouldn't reach in and place the new bushing into the hole. Instead of making a driver tool in the lathe, I decided to find something that the regular tinkerer person would have laying around. A 3/8 bolt about 2 1/2" long worked perfect. It slid into the new bushing like it was made for it. I then found a 3/8 nut and screwed it onto the bolt all the way. The nut acted as the driver while tapping the bushing back into the hole, plus I was able to use my extension with a 9/16 socket, this time, that fit the 3/8bolt. It allowed me to reach in and place the bushing against the hole and gently tap it in. Once it started to go, it went in perfect all the way till the nut bottomed out. This put the bushing right where it needed to be. Here's a pic of the 3/8 bolt and nut acting as a driver.
And a pic of the new bushing. They're not very expensive, under $5.00
Here's the finished results ready for the pto shaft.
This may not work for every cub out there, but it sure worked slick for just grabbing the first cub that happened to be handy.
Hope it works for you.
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THANK YOU! This information worked perfectly. I really liked your use of common bolts a guy has laying around. Pilot bushing repair took no time based on your help. Never would have been able to do it otherwise.
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"A logo can get dated over the years — if a design was created a long time ago different design sensibilities come into play," he said.
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The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier dropped the traditional eagle and double "A" from its logo and instead adopted a sleeker, more modern image while maintaining the patriotic red, white and blue colors that have become so identifiable with the airline's name and brand.
The carrier said the work to develop a "fresh, new brand" began nearly two years ago when American placed the largest aircraft order in history of 460 Boeing (BA) planes. It is hoping the change shows customers just how much it has evolved through its court-supervised overhaul.
The logo, an American spokesperson said, is designed to symbolize its "passion for progress" and marks the "next step" of its journey as it becomes a "new American." The company unveiled the logo just weeks before the first two aircraft of the massive July 2011 order are expected to enter service.
American's modern design – as well as its silver-clad jets painted with rigid-looking American flags on the tail – makes the airline's fleet look newer and safer while evoking a sense of patriotism.
"American Airlines' image has been damaged," Rogers said, and this is one way to help mend the blemished brand. "This makes the fleet look newer, so even if it's the same old planes, you feel safer," he said.
At the same time, its simplicity and modern design gives the airline greater branding options should it combine with US Airways.
Google in many ways revolutionized logos when it launched in 1997 with just one simply-typed word in four primary colors. Since setting the stage, several companies, especially those in the tech world, have similarly simplified their logos.
Taking a page from that playbook, eBay did just that in October when it unveiled a more mature-looking logo, dropping the silly font and funky alignment for the first time in 18 years.
EBay said the changes better reflect "the new eBay" and its evolution as a marketplace while symbolizing a "dynamic future." The logo, which still boasts the same four colors on its web site, honors the company's heritage, a spokesperson said, but expresses a more modern design to match today's "more contemporary and consistent shopping experience" and eBay's "leading role" in the "future of shopping."Today it's "not how much you can cram into a design but how much you can communicate with how little you put in," Rogers said, who has previously done branding work with Starbucks.
"Changing our logo was not a decision we made lightly," she said. "We recognize people feel a special connection to our previous logo, but too often it reminded people only of what eBay was, and not what eBay is today: a modern global marketplace."
Of course, not everyone always agrees. Douglas said the eBay logo "lost a lot of its character" when it matured. However, in eBay's case, it is trying to change the way people view and perceive its brand, so perhaps that's a good thing.
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Revenue from mobile enterprise management software is expected to reach $1.8 billion by 2016, according to a recent IDC report. The marketplace expansion comes with good reason: Juniper Research projects that the number of employee-owned smartphones and tablets in the workplace will swell to 350 million devices by 2014, up from an already substantial tally of 150 million, and a RIM study concluded that businesses recognize the challenges this influx will bring, with 84% of polled executives stating employee-liable devices are a significant concern.
Vendors have proliferated to support the burgeoning industry. AT&T, Meraki, AirWatch, RIM, and SAP are just a few of the companies that have made announcements over the last few weeks.
[ Is Apple looking to increasing its enterprise presence? Read Apple iOS 6 'App Lock': Enterprise Ready? ]
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451 Research analyst Chris Morales said in an interview that device management has typically been about configuring, monitoring, and supporting devices. Going forward, though, he says the real issue is managing the apps that employees use to access corporate data.
He's not alone in this sentiment. Forrester's Chenxi Wang remarked in a phone interview that "MDM tech is morphing into a platform … that different technologies can be slotted into." Mike Davis, CEO of Savid Technologies, was explicit about what the "slotting" should prioritize: "The device doesn't matter. Data on the device is what matters." Jeremiah Grossman of WhiteHat Security, meanwhile, offered this: "It all comes down to data. How do you protect [a lost device] and how do you wipe it?"
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Data protection is paramount whether mobile devices are corporate-issued or employee-owned, but each approach involves distinct challenges. BYOD allows enterprises to accommodate employee preference while potentially boosting productivity and cutting hardware investments. Company-owned tools, on the other hand, give IT more control.
"BYOD seems simple… but it's not," wrote Stacy Crook, author of the IDC report, in an email. She cited several potentially challenging decisions, including what kinds of apps should be accessible on an employee-liable phone or tablet, whether to manage the device or just the apps it carries, which vendors to choose, and whether to reimburse employees for the business use of their property.
451 Research's Hazelton, meanwhile, stated that device manufacturers limit what app vendors can accomplish, meaning it can be difficult to define uniform policies in a multi-platform BYOD environment.
Despite limitations, manufacturer control can enhance security. iOS devices have been relatively virus-free thanks to Apple's app-approval standards, for example. Even so, Grossman asserted that mobile malware authors are "in experimentation mode" and that "locked-down systems" won't stop determined attackers. Indeed, a recent Arxan study found that most iOS and Android apps have been hacked, emphasizing the question of whether an employee's personal device might raise too many corporate security challenges. Products that blacklist or whitelist apps represent one workaround--although Wang pointed out that an IT department could irk employees if it tries to overly manage personal devices.
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Android 9.0 Pie is the latest version of Android which comes with a lot of new features and security enhancements as well when compared to the previous versions of Android. After a long time, we get to see some major changes all across the Android UI and UX. The new card interface and navigation gestures are probably the biggest changes, in terms of UI and UX.
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- This guide is only for Xiaomi Redmi 3S. DO NOT follow this guide for any other device/model.
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- Make sure your device has enough charge left on it so that it doesn't get turned off during the process; 50% of charge is recommended.
- Make sure to download all the required files from the downloads section below.
- Follow the guide carefully and make sure you do not skip any steps. Missing out on the steps may render your device unusable.
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- Make sure you have read the 'Requirements' Section clearly.
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- Boot your device into TWRP Recovery.
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Then, I pulled back to 80 percent time to write my book in 2011, and I will soon shift down to 50 percent. Family time is from 5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. My daughter goes to bed at 6:45, and then two evenings a week I'm immediately back on the phone coaching clients or interviewing teachers from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
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Low density = Less Power/More Control. High Density = More Power/Less Control.
Beginners or beginner to intermediate platform players should seek a racquet that is lighter in weight, and that has a lower density. Lower density paddles provides more comfort and offers less shock to the arm in order to avoid tennis elbow. Beginner-oriented paddles also tend to be much more maneuverable and have a softer core which provides more control, but less power. The reason it has less power is due to the absorption of the ball energy upon impact. At this stage in the game, it is best to use a paddle that is easy to swing and easy to control when trying to place the ball, rather than achieving more power.
Intermediate platform players are better off with a medium density paddle that has a good combination of power and control. Medium density paddles have a mid-range weight and a safe choice for any average recreational player. If you're just starting out but are an experienced tennis player, you're better off getting a paddle with all-around specs.
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|Damaraland, Etosha National Park, Fish River Canyon, Kalahari, Luderitz, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund
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This is a booking for husband and wife from Canada. They were very particular about the route and places they wanted to see. I put this luxury private guided tour together for them based on their requests. This is a great tour to the south of Namibia, Damaraland and Etosha National Park.
Itinerary Summary
- Day 1: Windhoek
- Day 2: Kalahari
- Day 3: Fish River Canyon
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- Day 6 & 7: Sossusvlei
- Day 8 & 9: Swakopmund
- Day 10: Damaraland
- Day 11: Etosha National Park
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- Safari Vehicle: Safari 4x4 - 4 Window Seater
- Guide: Sebastiaan Meyer
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Skills that don't necessarily go up with level?
December 14, 2010, 09:24:59 AM »
I'm curious what about people's thoughts are on a skill system where skills advance based on frequency of use, with the most-used skills increasing in proficiency and least-used skills actually going down in proficiency. I'm hoping this will be a more accurate system that will be more reflective of what the PCs actually do over the course of a game. In addition I'm hoping it will prompt players to use the full range of their skills.
To give this some background, in the current system I'm working on, the players selects a number of skills they are trained in, with each trained skill given an equal amount of skill points. Each skill point adds a % bonus to the skill. During the level-up process these skill points slowly shift around from least to most-used skills (with players keeping track of successful skill uses during gameplay). I'm hesitant to add a mechanic where characters simply lose training in a skill if it loses all its skill points. I would think that if you've received any kind of in depth training in a skill, you would still retain something from it, right?
The biggest pitfalls I can see is that players may spend more time trying to make pointless skill attempts to keep all their skills balanced or it will create one-dimensional characters if the PC just goes all out and only focuses on building up a few core skills. I've tried to eliminate the pointless skill attempts by stating that characters can only count "
skill uses" as actual uses and each would have to approved by the GM before a character can count it. I'm wondering if this won't set the GM & players up for frequent disagreements over what counts as a relevant skill use.
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Re: Skills that don't necessarily go up with level?
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For this thread to continue, please set up and link to some external document that we can reference. It doesn't have to be your complete work, or even really anything more than what you have here. But it does need to be off-Forge. See the forum sticky thread for more about this policy.
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Re: Skills that don't necessarily go up with level?
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No problem, I'm a visual design student though, so I hate showing off work before it's ready. Uploaded to Google docs (not sure the preferred method around here, but I assume it works).
Here's a few pages from the character generation section. I'm also using something like a point-buy system (called Karma, though that name may change as it sounds too spiritual) for leveling up, such that characters only get a certain amount of points during the level-up process that they use to improve/change their character and these points are used to increase certain aspects of their character. The way I have it worded now it suggests that the character uses their karma points to initiate the skill point shifting process, but that implies they have some sort of choice in the matter, which seems to me that they're more likely to just leave things as they are. I really don't want there to be too much choice in that, rather the only choice should be in which least-used skill points move to which most-used skills. It should be more of an automatic thing and I'll change the text up to reflect that.
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Re: Skills that don't necessarily go up with level?
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How familiar are you with game mechanics similar to what you're describing? Looking over the games I know, I see two variables, one of which has seen a great deal of refinement and variation from the beginning of the hobby, and the other having been effectively absent.
Variable #1 = skill improvement strictly based on skill use. I don't know if BRP (Basic Roleplaying) was the very first to use this, but it was certainly in the first batch of games from the beginning of RuneQuest. If you succeeded with a skill (% or less on d100), then later, you rolled d100 to see if you scored higher than the current skill value. If you did, then it went up by 5%. This system was applied as well to Call of Cthulhu and to a host of other games published by The Chaosium, and influenced a major portion of later designs.
As I mentioned, the basic idea was refined and tweaked a lot. In Stormbringer, for instance, also published by The Chaosium, if you succeeded in the irmprovement check, then you went up by d10%, not a fixed amount. Many games tried to resolve the ambiguity between how many times you succeeded in a given game session or adventure, relative to how often you checked for improvement.
Some interesting variations ... in Legendary Lives (1990/93), you roll for improvement only if you rolled a Catastrophic or an Extraordinary result during play, and you get as many check marks, also called Inspiration Points, as you had roll outcomes which qualified. (The text suggests going up in 1-5 skills per gaming session.) The game is available for free
; the relevant rules are a bit hard to find so I'll point the interested reader to pp. 157-158.
In Forge: Out of Chaos (2000, I think), there are two different types of skills which advance through use. One of the types advances very much like those in BRP. The other type uses a plateau method which is complex to summarize verbally ... the idea is that the skill operates in "levels" of units 1, 2, 3, et cetera, and the % is not used for resolution, but rather more like a jar you fill in order to get to the next level. Interestingly, the roll to improve gets easier as you go along, but the "jar" gets bigger. Again, though, you don't get a chance to improve unless you succeed with the skill.
In Undiscovered (2001), there's such a complex array of tables to account for individual skill improvement, and similar to the above, for different categories of skills, that I can't reproduce it verbally without studying the text again. Suffice to say that the issue was deeply felt by the authors and the method is expected to be a source of direct enjoyment for players.
In Burning Wheel (2003), there's a rather sophisticated chart concerning whether you failed or succeeded, how good you are with the skill, and how hard the check was, such that every skill's history becomes quite distinct and logical during the play-life of the character.
My point is that you have a rich history to compare and draw upon if you want for this issue. The key sub-variables for this part appear to be under what conditions you get to check for improvement (success or success/failure), whether skills fall into various categories with different means of improvement, whether and how the chance to improve changes, and how number of qualifying rolls relates to session relates to adventure, in terms of how many times you actually get to check.
By the way, your point about how only in-play relevant skill use counts for purposes of improvement is standard text for all these games.
Variable #2 - reduction in skill effectiveness via lack of use. You got me on this one - I'm not saying that
RPG has ever done this, but I sure can't think of any. As a minor point, I agree with you that a skill should bottom-out at some % higher than 0. It's up to you to decide what value is low enough to denote "rustiness" without itself being practically no different from 0.
Overall - the really interesting aspect of your design for me is that you're working with a fixed pool of % points which shift around. This is kind of fascinating, speaking as a potential player, because it means I can jack up skills to their max only if I beggar most of my others, and if I want to be pretty good at a lot of stuff, I can only get so good. It allows for some very interesting decisions about who my character will become, to be discovered in play rather than pre-set by a character-category option.
Best, Ron
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Daniel Murphy has not had a good spring, but Ike Davis has been sizzling non-stop. Makes me think that if Murphy's troubles continue Davis could be with the team earlier than expected.
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What are you guys thoughts on the relationship between the wrestlers and the fans? Does it matter at all or does it just matter that they are great in the ring? For example Some of the most over guys in the last few years have been Generico, Drake, and Steen, all great wrestlers but because they are so friendly towards the fans it makes me personally root for them even harder. Hell, even take The Young Bucks, they are both cool ass dudes and because of that I want to boo them even more, out of both respect for them and because it is so much fun to do so.
For me personally no matter how great someone may be (Low Ki for example) if a wrestler is an asshole I will have a lot harder time getting into their matches. I definatly don't want to see wrestlers kiss fans asses to get support, but because wrestlers hang out with the fans before and after shows without a "$5 ticket to meet your favorite guy", I really feel like they can almost get the fans behind them before the show starts. Talking to the wrestlers (for me anyway) is part of the PWG experience, and I feel like being fan friendly is important to the indys in general, what do you guys think?


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If there is one thing we love, it is the spontaneity of a good wheeling trip. It usually starts with an inkling of an idea, progressing to an itching visualization, and ultimately an all-consuming obsession. If we have a rig that runs, it's a just-add-gas-and-go thing. But when the obsessive draw is to the backcountry of Baja, where the distance between services is measured in days, a back-forty beater won't cut it. Such was the dilemma after a phone call from some buddies for an all-dirt, south-of-the-border bash. The problem: Just two weeks prior to departure our tired old rock rig in the garage was experiencing the slow end of an engine swap. In an instant, our grocery-getter Tacoma became the focal point of our fixation and the impetus for the Two-Week Taco.
Not to be a pavement-pounding disco-mobile with electric tush warmers and headrest-mounted DVD monitors, the Two-Week Taco needed some huevos. The goal: to maintain, if not improve upon, the Taco's stock on-road mannerisms and aptitude for 80-mph highway running (we mean 70 mph in California), while at the flick of a switch (yes, automatic hubs and factory electric locking rear diff), be capable of assaults on high-speed whoop-de-doos, a rocky two-track, or a mired mud bog; a tall order for any rig.
We bought the truck on Craig's List for five grand under Blue Book, already sporting a Leer canopy and Yakima racks for our kayaks. Scrounging the back forty for stuff we already had produced a set of 33-inch Pro Comp XTerrains on fix-'em-with-a-hammer 15x8 steel wheels, a CB radio, a Quick Air II compressor, and a Warn winch from another rig we bought cheap. But the cheesy stock suspension would have to go, and you can't bolt a winch to the paper-thin chrome thing the factory calls a bumper. The problem? Dinero. We just couldn't head to our local wrecker to dig up some heavy-duty coilovers and a winch-mount bumper. A check on Craig's List and eBay yielded what we were afraid of-nothing. We would have to step up to the plate.
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While there are some really good aftermarket lift kits available, some are just that: lift kits. And then there are hockey-puck spacers which raise the ride height but do nothing for the bounce-your-head-through-the-window stock springs. For Baja's backroads, the Two-Week Taco required a purpose-built, application-specific suspension system-one whose genetic fiber is born from off-road racing, but with a penchant for highway cruising. We chose Donahoe Racing, a midsized manufacturer with big-time racing roots. The Donahoe system is not exactly the cheapest method of gaining some altitude under your crossmember, but when it comes to blazing down our favorite trail, the suspension was not the place we wanted to cut corners. That said, we opted for Donahoe's whole tamale: heavy-duty front coilovers, full replacement springs out back, and remote-reservoir nitrogen rear shocks.
With several decades of building custom racecars for the likes of Rod Hall and Walker Evans and a family racing history dating back to the mid '70s, Donahoe didn't start making consumer suspensions until 1999. We talked with company founder, Kreg Donahoe, whose convictions regarding the quality of his product ride the crest of his every statement, and he said, "We may never be the biggest, but then again, we don't build lift kits, we build suspension systems. Our focus is on the quality of travel, not the quantity." By applying our racing experience and thousands of hours of R&D, the one question we continue to ask ourselves is, "Is this as good as it can be, and would I run it on my truck?"
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The sole purpose behind a nitrogen-charged shock is to avoid cavitation in the oil. Cavitation is the formation of vacuum air bubbles which reduce the viscosity and effectiveness of the oil as it passes through the shock's valving (G). The nitrogen (A) is separated from the oil (B) by the dividing piston (C), which moves up and down the shock tube (D) to maintain constant pressure as the shock shaft, piston, and valving (E) enter and leave the tube during compression and rebound. Two seals-a dust seal to keep dust out and an oil seal to keep the oil in, located in the seal head (F)-prevent leaks and contamination to the oil.
This exploded cutaway view of Donahoe's digressive valving is just one of the features that make this a great multipurpose shock. Compression (A) and rebound (B) shims are clamped to a multiport piston (C). To maintain a smooth ride during normal daily driving, preset bleed screws (D) allow limited amounts of oil to pass easily. Off road, where the shock must react immediately, such as when hitting a rock or whoop-de-doo at high speed, the piston and valve shims are engineered to allow twice as much fluid to pass through on compression than on rebound. A thinner first valve shim (E) allows the shim pack to be set with a predetermined preload. This reduces spikes in fluid flow and provides smoother performance throughout the range of travel. Lastly, two conical Bellville washers (F), mounted in opposition to each other and with fluid trapped between them, act as an internal droop limiter, eliminating that metal-to-metal clunk sound when your suspension fully extends. In addition, chrome plating is subject to chipping, which ultimately damages the shock seals. To prevent this, Donahoe uses Nitrosteel-treated shock shafts. The patented Nitrosteel process combines nitro-carburizing and surface oxidizing to produce an ultratough and corrosion-resistant surface layer. It is actually part of the shaft rather than an exterior coating. If you wheel near salt water or live where roads are salted in the winter, Nitrosteel is also significantly more resistant to corrosion. While it is a good idea to clean that saline grime off your rig regularly, rumor has it that Donahoe will soon be treating the aluminum shock body to a similar treatment.


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