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The Dogo-Kalamu is a large ground bird vaguely reminiscent of the pheasant of quail, except weighing sixty to eighty pounds, being flightless, and having a disposition much like a badger with a toothache and a sour stomach. The avians have an overall brown color with males displaying rare color in the breeding season. Females are about 20% larger and retain a drab color year round. On rare occasions, small clutches of pint size Dogo-Kalamu chicks can be found following along a single parent.
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The Dogo-Kalamu were once just pheasants and quail, but nearly ten centuries of constant exposure to tained magic have left the birds much larger, flightless, and highly territorial. There are several factors to the Dogo-Kalamu that make it a valuable resource to the brave souls to dare to enter the Wastelands.
Dogo-Kalamu meat is safe to eat and the bird itself, while aggressive and mean spirited is not horribly difficult to fend off or kill. A single Dogo can produce as much meat as a similarly sized deer. As an added bonus, Dogo eggs are rich in protein, and having a turquoise iridescent color, are prized for making delicate jewelry. Dogo birds also instinctively know where shelter and water can be found so canny explorers often follow the birds to find where they roost. Dogo feathers are also very tough and durable, and if used to make a cloak or cape, offer good protection from direct sunlight and wind blown sand.
The Kubwa-Kalamu
Often mistaken for another species, the Kubwa-Kalamu is an unusually large Dogo-Kalamu, often as large as a full grown man and only about a foot shorter. These giant Dogo tend to exist as leaders of rare Dogo-Kalamu squadrons. These groups of birds tend to have large ranges and like the Chungwa Wolf can leave the boundaries of the Wastelands for short periods of time. All Kubwa-Kalamu are alpha females, and most of their squadrons are male suitors hoping for a chance to breed.
Roleplaying Notes and Plot Hooks
The Dogo-Kalamu can be used in most any open desert like setting, the wastelands setting isnt set in stone. Unlike ostriches, the Dogo is a predator that will defend itself and it's chicks.
White meat or dark? - While exploring the desert regions, the PCs are able to rest and eat with some locals, the dinner being a dogo cooking on a spit. The locals (insert suitable tribal folk) teach the PCs in theory how ot track, hunt, kill, clean, and cook a Dogo. Later on as they continue their voyage, the PCs are required to hunt for food, or go hungry. Here chicky chicky chicky
Goblin… cavalry? - a group of somewhat addle-pated goblins have managed to get a flock Dogos tame enough to ride like hell-bound war steeds. While they are fast, discipline is low, and the Dogos are just as likely to turn on the goblins as on their foes.
The Dogo-Whisperer - A sun baked wise man can communicate with the Dogos and virtually lives as one of them. The problem is that the PCs have been tasked with bringing the hermit back from the wild for a greater responcibility (next in line for leadership, has a secret, needs to teach the duke's son the Dogo Dance)


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It's Mugsy! Bulldogs Pick New Handsome Dan
Hamden Resident Selected as Mascot
April 26, 2005
New Haven, CT - Yale's search for a new mascot came to a conclusion Tuesday afternoon with the selection of "Mugsy" as Handsome Dan XVI. The English Bulldog from Hamden was picked from a field of 10 as part of Spring Fling festivities on Yale's Old Campus.
"I think his large size (69 pounds), and the fact that he's fearless and enjoys crowds makes him a great Handsome Dan," owner Bob Sansone said. "Personality-wise, you won't find a more lovable dog."
The festivities began shortly after 3 p.m. with emcees Satya Bhabha '06 and Erica Shumate '06 explaining the history of Yale's mascot - the first Handsome Dan patrolled the Yale sidelines starting in 1889. Yale is known as the first university in the United States to adopt a mascot. Handsome Dan, who has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, is as famous as any mascot in the country.
Mugsy made it through several rounds of competition, including a strut, interaction with the Yale Precision Marching Band and the chance to come face-to-face with one of Yale's biggest rivals - a (stuffed) Princeton tiger. The way he handled himself in front of the crowd of several hundred, along with his classic Bulldog appearance, gave him the edge in the eyes of the judges, which included Chris Getman '64 (Yale's mascot caretaker for the previous 21 years), Steve Conn (Yale Assistant AD), Christie Yang '06 (Yale cheerleader), Jeff Mroz '05 (Yale football captain) and Costa Lapaseotes '08 (Yale band).
Getman announced the winner and Mugsy then affixed his paw print to a contract "to serve as the Yale University Athletics mascot, to be patient with young and old alike and to bring good fortune to the playing fields of Yale."
The event attracted attention from several major media outlets, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated and USA Today. Sansone and Mugsy stuck around for several interviews and are scheduled to be on ESPN's "Cold Pizza" Wednesday morning.
Mugsy then celebrated with a round of fetch with a football he had with him, indicating that he is more than ready for his first major event: Yale football's home opener against Cornell Sept. 24.
Mugsy succeeds Louis, Handsome Dan XV, who passed away this past winter.
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12 Ways Anger Can Harm You
When most people think of wellness they tend to focus on physical health alone. However it is known in the medical community that emotional well being can have a positive or devastating affect on the body as well. Anger is an emotion that is often overlooked and ignored. The list bellow was taken from the book Overcoming Passive-Aggression: How to Stop Hidden Anger from Spoiling Your Relationships, Career and Happiness. I share it to encourage everybody to value their emotional health and deal with any reoccurring issues that may become detrimental to you and your body.
- Increased risk of high blood pressure
- Higher levels of homeocysteine (amino acid), leading to arterial
- Higher levels of C-reactive protien associated with heart disease and stroke risk
- Increased levels of cortisol and adrenaline ( the body's fight-or-flight hormones)
- Weakened Immune fuction (resulting from overactive hormones that stress immune system)
- Increased body weight (from higher cortisol levels)
- Enhanced vulnerability to pathogens, everyday germs, viruses, or familial predisposition to cancer or heart disease
- Increased risk of periodontists (gum diseases)
- Increased vulnerabilty to eating disorders
- Higher rates of anxiety, depression, somatic complaints (aches and pains)
- Cellular deterioration, premature aging, and shortened life span
- Greater likelihood that angry patients will not comply with medical or psychological treatment, thereby putting their health at risk


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A week later I saw a post on Facebook from a fellow ultramarathoner, Stacy Wallington, from Nanaimo, who was going to do a 60km run of his own at Westwood Lake on the same date the Great Lake Ultra would've been. He put out the challenge to other distance runners in the region. The Nanaimo Daily News picked up on the story the week before and interviewed Stacy. He hadn't heard of anyone ever running ten consecutive loops of the Westwood Lake trail before, so this 60km run would be a record breaking attempt, the FKT (fastest known time).
I was almost late to the 8 a.m. start because I was reading my Google Map print out upside-down. I didn't realize that Jingle Pot Road crossed Highway 19 at two separate intersections. Thanks to a couple walking their dog, who gave me directions, I arrived at the Westwood Lake parking lot with about 15 minutes to spare. Stacy was laying out his aid station in the trunk of his car as I drove in. I had a cooler prepared in my back seat with a jug of Gatorade and high carbohydrate snacks. Stacy's wife, Katy, and his mother, arrived just before we departed. They were joining us as walkers.
We set off at an easy pace, running together most of the first loop so I wouldn't get lost. The weather was perfect, and the trail had a lot of activity, as this was the same day a Dog Triathlon was taking place (something I had never witnessed before - dogs and their owners, racing, tackling an obstacle course, and swimming together). I think the local running club was doing a four hour run as well. Stacy passed me as I was at my aid station after the second loop.
Around noon the park began to clear out. The Dog Triathlon ended, and the other runners must have gone off for lunch. I was alone for long stretches, running, thinking of my nephew. Over four hours into the run I changed into a new t-shirt before heading out on loop 7. Stacy had already lapped me but said he was suffering leg cramps and wasn't going to continue. He decided to stay at his car to wait for his wife and mother. When I returned after the next loop they were waiting for me and politely asked if I wanted to end. I declined, saying I was into the ultramarathon groove and wanted to continue. So I went on alone.
The last three hours, at times, was a fight. I had a laminated photo of my nephew pinned to my t-shirt. I glanced down to it for inspiration from time to time. This was the most emotional ultra run I had ever done. I guess because this time I was running for someone who was family.
To keep track of my loops, once another one was completed, I would place a small stone by my aid station on the pavement. As I put the tenth stone down at the end of a neat row, I felt excited. Not only had I finished the 60km run but I had set a new record. I ran into the lake fully clothed and took a swim to celebrate.
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Following Elijah's stunning victory over the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18, he turns his attention to drought that continued to linger over the land. Back in 1 Kings 17, Elijah had announced a drought on the land because of the apostasy of the people. They had backed into Baalism and paganism. And their failure to remain faithful to the Lord carried the judgment of God removing his word from the people, signified by the lack of rain or dew. This was also a polemic against Baal, the storm god. The Baal cycle would be broken and the LORD would show himself to be God.
"With which person in the Bible do you most identify?" This is a question I have often asked others in the church over the years. Most of us lack even enough self-awareness to able to answer the question. Others among us have a propensity to appeal to the best characters in Scripture.
Kata Bethlen – A Faith Preserved
Kata Bethlen (1700-1752) started her autobiography with her most painful memory: her forced marriage, at age 17, to her Roman Catholic half-brother.
Alcuin of York – More Than a Scholar
In 781, a Saxon monk named Alcuin had an encounter that changed his life and became the catalyst of the dynamic but short-lived Carolingian Renaissance. The man he met was the Frankish King Charles (later known as Charlemagne). As many others him, Charles was struck by Alcuin's intellect and abilities, and invited him to join a group of scholars at his court.
Theological error and heresy constantly plagued the church during the life of the Apostle Paul, so it is no surprise that his final instructions to Timothy contain essential counsel on the right way to address error and heresy
If a believer, perhaps a pastor, has a conversation with someone who suspects they are transgender or experiences gender dysphoria, our first response should be compassion. Imagine waking up daily and thinking, "I have the wrong body." If we are in a position to give counsel or advice, we should be "quick to listen, slow to speak" as James 1 says
Christians are frequently reminded to "remember the reason for Christmas," meaning, of course, that we should turn our attention away from the cultural trappings and to the fact that Jesus was born to Mary in Bethlehem. But this Christmas, perhaps we should fix our attention a little more closely, not just on the details of Jesus' birth, but on the miracle of the incarnation. In so doing, we join a great cloud of Christian witnesses, who have reflected deeply on this glorious mystery.
In our last three articles that dealt with the sin-related petitions in the Lord's Prayer we noted in passing how striking it is that such a large proportion of this prayer is focused on our fallenness and failure. This surely says a great deal about why, in light of Calvin's famous dictum about truly knowing ourselves as well as God, that genuine self-knowledge plays a huge part in entering more fully into a true knowledge of God.
The triplet of sin-related requests embedded in the Lord's Prayer ends with the shortest, but in many ways the most potent of them all: 'Deliver us from evil'. As many commentators point out, there is a measure of ambiguity over whether it should be rendered '…from evil' or '…from the evil one'. However, the distinction is somewhat immaterial as evil is inseparably bound up with the one who is its source. The one who in the words of the C.S. Lewis title is none other than, 'That Hideous Strength'.
As I was busy rushing from one place to another, I noticed a man looking at me with a big smile on his face. He had just stepped out of a work van and was doing some sort of job nearby. To be honest, I had a lot on my plate to get done that day, and was determined not to be slowed down. The next thing I knew, the man who had been grinning at me was now standing right in front of me.
I do not remember what I was thinking at that moment but, sadly, it was probably something like, "Oh great."
Considering what I would preach if I could only preach one sermon is an interesting and probing question, and yet, I think it would be fair to say that many pastors often do preach just one sermon. You know who they are, the pastor whose particular hobby horse always and inevitably arises in any given sermon. I know of one local pastor who, no matter what passage of Scripture he's working through, seems to always draw out in his sermon his own brand of complementarianism. Or perhaps you know that one pastor where every sermon ends with some thoughts concerning the eschaton.
Contemplating the question, "If you could preach only one sermon, what would it be?" the thought that keeps returning is, "Love God."
Perhaps this focus of proclamation comes to mind because our church's men's study is going through Jonathan Edwards' Charity and Its Fruits based on 1 Corinthians 13. Profound indeed it is that whatever we endeavor for God—however much according to His commands in the littlest jots and tittles—profits us absolutely nothing before the Lord without His love as its source and sum.
John Owen (1616-1683) said, "That there is such a union between Christ and believers is the faith of the catholic church and has been so in all ages."
Not only does Owen's comment dissuade us from regarding this doctrine to be negligible and of optional interest, his comment challenges us not to be found as theological innovators via absentmindedness. We must not forget union with Christ.
Union with Christ
While James enjoys a vacation, Jonathan has the pleasure of speaking with Ian Hamilton about Union with Christ, one of the topics Ian will be addressing at the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology in Grand Rapids, MI, March 15th - 17th.
How can we be salt and light in our world, so that—instead of being "trodden under foot" or "hidden under a bushel" (vv. 13, 15)—we can resist evil, do good, and move unbelievers to glorify God as our Father in heaven? To answer that question, let's listen to the wisdom of the English Puritans.
"If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me" (Luke 9:23). This is a painful process, and at times can discourage even mature Christians. The sins of self-intrest reach deep into the heart, and they are difficult to root out.
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Hermitage Park South Trail
Go for a walk around Hermitage Park's man-made lakes. The south end of Hermitage Park is an outdoor treat that was made for family outings. The man-made lakes include one stocked with trout for fishing and you are also able to boat on the lakes. Hermitage Park is also home to the 1987 tornado memorial towards the north end of the largest lake. The mixed paved/gravel paths take you through the park and along the North Saskatchewan River and the trails transform for skiing and snowshoe activities in the wintertime. The path takes you towards the south end of the park and the bridges spanning the highway. As you approach the railway bridge and the protected shelter, you will turn onto the gravel path that takes you along the path following the North Saskatchewan River. If you continue on under the bridges, there is a steep climb that will take you into Rundle Park. The park is home to a lot of wildlife, including red squirrels, Canada geese, mallards and muskrats. The trails are in good condition and are a popular destination from the surrounding neighbourhoods. There are many locations to sit and have a family picnic and enjoy the outdoors. Bring your fishing rod and try to catch a trout!
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Factions of Halo
The Halo video game and media franchise takes place in a science fiction universe, where there are four major factions players encounter or control. Halo's story has 26th century humanity, led by the United Nations Space Command (UNSC), caught in a war with an alien coalition known as the Covenant. In the 2001 video game Halo: Combat Evolved, the UNSC ship Pillar of Autumn discovers a mysterious ringworld known as "Halo". The massive installation was built by an enigmatic race known as the Forerunners, who have long since disappeared; the Covenant worship the Forerunners as gods. During the course of the game, players discover that the Halos were built as a weapon of last resort against the Flood, an extragalactic parasite which is driven to consume all sentient life. The Forerunners were forced to activate the Halo network, killing themselves and any potential Flood hosts, in an effort to starve the Flood to death. The Covenant leadership discovered Humans could interact with Forerunner technology, and decide to destroy humanity in order to suppress this fact. The Flood, meanwhile, escape the confines of Halo and threaten to spread across the galaxy again.
A large portion of the series' success lies in the creation of a believable world, and Bungie reinforced the fictional factions the player interacts via a lengthy design process with the release of each game. The overall design of each faction was slowly developed before the release of the first game in the series, Halo: Combat Evolved, and continually refined in the later games' development.
Reception of Halo's factions has generally been positive. The Covenant were praised by reviewers as exciting and challenging enemies. Characters, weapons, and vehicles of all the factions have been released as toys or promotional materials.
Early in the video game Halo: Combat Evolved's development, Bungie environmental artist Paul Russel solidified the concept of three "schools" of Halo architecture for the main factions in the game—the humans of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC), the alien alliance of the Covenant, and the Forerunner structures on which most of the game takes place. For future humanity, the artists and developers settled on a functional, industrial look.[1] Art Director Marcus Lehto said that the artists examined current technology trends and tried to extrapolate what future technology would look like.[2] Designs were molded by the desire for building a realized and distinctive feel for the human ships and buildings, but also to make the areas fun to play in. For example, the design team wanted a cramped, claustrophobic feel for the human ship levels in Combat Evolved.[3] Ron Cobb's work on Aliens informed some of the design for a "lived in" appearance.[4] In comparison to the visions of dystopia common in many other science fiction works, the cities and buildings of Earth which were first shown in Halo 2 were clean and functional, with parks and attractive structures.[5] Character design for the UNSC was more straightforward, with uniforms based on existing military outfits, ranks, and insignia.[6] All aspects of the game were designed to feel believable and cultivate suspension of disbelief.[7]
Weapons and vehicles[edit]
Due to Halo being a first-person shooter, significant emphasis was put into the design of human weaponry. The chief designer for human weapons was Robert McLees, who at the time of Combat Evolved's development was the only staff member at Bungie with knowledge of firearms;[8] McLees wanted to make sure that the weapons looked "cool", but were also grounded by real-world physics and considerations.[8] The game designers also wanted items that would be recognizable to players, yet futuristic-looking enough to plausibly exist in Halo's 2552.[9] In an interview, McLees noted that after human weapons had been vetted and the rough design worked out, "I went ahead and built the highest-res LOD (level of detail) – and this is where I get "bogged down" with all of the stuff that "nobody cares about" like correct barrel diameter, placement of safeties, sights, magazine release buttons, and making sure that the magazines are actually large enough to hold all the bullets they're supposed to, that they would feed correctly and that the casings eject out of the correct side of the gun."[10] Occasionally, technical restraints forced design changes; the submachine gun introduced in Halo 2 originally featured a transparent magazine which allowed players to see the caseless ammo feed into the gun, but it proved too ambitious given the time and hardware available.[11]
Vehicles play an important role in the Halo games,[12][13] and so vehicles were also given a long development stage. The UNSC's vehicles were designed by Marcus Lehto, Eric Arroyo, and Eddie Smith, and were designed to be functional and utilitarian.[14] Their use of wheels also led many players to feel that they were more fun to drive.[14] The addition of the Mongoose ATV made headlines,[15][16] after being cut from Halo 2.[17] The original Warthog was considered a fan favorite.[18]
Paul Russel is considered the architect of the Forerunner's design.[19][20] In an interview, Russel stated that creating the Forerunner's "visual language" was a tough process which only came together "like five months away" from the game's completion;[21] much of the design was finalized on a single level, "The Silent Cartographer", which features both exterior Forerunner structures as well as deep interior chasms.[22] Concept artist Eddie Smith is also credited with helping hone the Forerunner's direction, and said that he started work by reading the game's mission synopsis. "I knew what human and Covenant architecture looked like, so I tried to make the Forerunner concepts different," Smith said.[22] The result was a sleek angular design[23] which was distinct from the curves of the Covenant's architecture and the functional human designs. For Halo 2, designers wanted to refine and elaborate on the Forerunner design, without abandoning the style set by Russel;[24] environment artist Frank Capezzuto found that looking at the Forerunner structures as sculptures rather than buildings helped to drive the designs for Halo 2.[24]
The Flood were added early in the game development stage of Halo: Combat Evolved, and life of Halo was specifically tailored to increasing the surprise of the Flood's sudden appearance, halfway through the first game. At one point, Halo featured large numbers of terrestrial dinosaur-like creatures, but Bungie felt the presence of other native species would dilute the impact of the Flood and removed them.[25]
Covenant technology, architecture, and design continually changed throughout development, occasionally for practical reasons as well as aesthetics; one piece of alien technology, a "gravity lift", was created so that a Covenant ship's low-resolution textures were not so obvious.[26] In comparison to the other factions, Covenant architecture is smooth and organic, with the use of purple or blue tones throughout.
The Forerunners are a long-lost species which are first cryptically mentioned in Halo: Combat Evolved. Little is revealed about the Forerunners in the games, but some (notably, the Librarian) consider humanity to be most eligible as reclaimers of the Mantle; humanity is thus the only race which is allowed to retrieve the indexes with which to activate the Halo network.
According to the official backstory to the series, the Forerunners came to power after they successfully rebelled against their creators - the Precursors. To ensure that the Precursors will never again threaten their existence, the Forerunners exterminated them, except for one imprisoned which they called The Primordial.[27] At the height of their power the Forerunners formed a galaxy-wide empire for more than 100,000 years before the events of the main Halo story arc.[28] The Forerunners successfully usurped the Mantle—protection of all life in the galaxy—from the Precursors.
Much later, they were threatened by the parasitic Flood. The Forerunners took action, but the parasite was unstoppable. A group of Forerunners conceived a plan to stop the Flood once and for all, building an installation known as the Ark that created seven ring-shaped megastructures called "Halos". The Halo Array, when activated, would destroy all sentient life within range—depriving the Flood of its food.
After waiting as long as they could, and traveling the galaxy to collect species from planets, which would later be used to "re-seed" the galaxy, the Forerunners activated the Array and vanished.[29] Although the parasite's spread across the galaxy was halted, the Forerunners paid a terrible price as they, and all sentient life capable of sustaining the Flood in the galaxy, were annihilated. The Covenant worship the Forerunners as deities and relentlessly search for Forerunner relics. The reason for the Forerunner's disappearance is revealed in Halo: Combat Evolved when the artificial intelligence Cortana enters one of the Halo's computer networks and learns the true purpose of the Halos.
Additionally, the Forerunners created battle constructs known as "Prometheans", robotic AIs armed with Forerunner weapons to defend areas such as the shield world of Requiem.
The forerunners also created highly advanced AI's known as Contender-class AI which were numerous AI "minds" working in synchrony, thus giving it intellectual properties greater than any other AI. The forerunners also created sentinels which are machines designed for the defense, construction, and maintenance of forerunner facilities. Sentinels are also used in flood outbreaks since their "beam" is useful as it not only destroys dead combat forms, It also disintegrates them to prevent reanimation.
The Flood (originally called the shaping sickness) is a parasite which is driven by a desire to infect, kill, or consume all sentient life it encounters. The Flood first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved, when the Covenant release some captured specimens from stasis on Installation 04; the parasite spreads and threatens to escape the ring, until the Master Chief destabilizes the installation with a massive explosion coming from the Pillar of Autumn. It is also later found in Halo 2 on Installation 05 along with the Gravemind, an enormous tentacled creature that acts as the parasite's central intelligence. In Halo 3, the Flood reaches the Halo Ark using the giant Covenant ship High Charity. Master Chief then defeats the Flood once again by exploding the replacement for Installation 04, which damages but does not destroy the Ark. The most recent appearance of the Flood is from Halo Wars 2 through the "Awakening the Nightmare" DLC, in which the Banished (refer to below) battles Flood survivors from the "Battle of Installation 00". The Gravemind, present on the replacement ring when it explodes, accepts defeat, but insists that it will only slow, not stop, the Flood.
The Covenant is a theocratic collection of alien races. In many Halo video games, they fill an antagonistic role. The alliance worships an ancient alien race known as the Forerunners and search for their gods' relics. The novel Halo: Contact Harvest reveals that the Covenant's luminaries, devices which search for Forerunner relics, discovered a massive cache of the relics on a human colony, Harvest. The Forerunner artificial intelligence Mendicant Bias awakens and reveals to three Covenant politicians that the "relics" are in fact the humans themselves—Bias identifies them as descendants of his makers. Worried that the discovery of such a secret would destroy the Covenant, the leadership instead directs the Covenant to destroy humanity as an affront to the gods. This leads to the search for Halo, an ancient weapon designed by the Forerunners to attempt to contain the flood. In Halo 2, the Covenant splits apart in civil war when the Elites learn of their leaders' treachery; the Elites eventually ally with humanity to stop the rest of the Covenant from activating the Halos in an attempt to follow the Forerunners into godhood.
The Banished is a splinter faction of the Covenant, founded and formed by Atriox, debuted in Halo Wars 2. After the events of Halo 5: Guardians, they invaded and took over Installation 00 (The Ark) until the long-lost UNSC Spirit of Fire arrived after 28 years from slumber of drifting following the events of Halo Wars. Captain James Cutter and his army battle the Banished to take control of The Ark.
United Nations Space Command[edit]
Emblem of the UNSC
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The United Nations Space Command (UNSC) is the main faction of future humanity. The UNSC was formed in the mid-2160s under the United Nations and would later become the military arm of the Unified Earth Government (UEG). According to Halo story architects Frank O'Conner and Robt McLees, during the 26th-century events of Halo, the UNSC exercises considerably more power than its civilian counterpart.[30]
Before the beginnings of the war with the Covenant, humanity was in turmoil, with the remote colonies fighting for independence from the UEG. To help quell the revolts, the UNSC commissioned the highly classified SPARTAN Project, responsible for the development of four generations of unique, highly-trained infantry, collectively called Spartans, who operate in powered armor known as MJOLNIR. The Spartans undertook classified missions against rebels and insurrectionists. When the Covenant began destroying the outer colonies, these Spartans became humanity's best hope against the technological superiority of the Covenant.
One of the UNSC's unclassified special forces units are the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers or ODSTs. They are also called Helljumpers after their motto "Feet first into hell." They specialize in orbital combat insertions via Single-Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicles (SOEIVs) jettisoned from ships in low orbit. The 105th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) are labeled as the 'Helljumpers'.[31] As characterized by author William C. Dietz in Halo: The Flood, the future corps shares thematic similarities to the present-day United States Marines.[32]
The most important Special Force unit in the game is the SPARTAN project, more importantly, the second generation of Spartans within the project – a group of specially trained supersoldiers. The main playable character in the main trilogy, John-117, is one of the few known surviving Spartan IIs. The UNSC also has an army, which serves as a ground defensive force within the UNSC military along with the UNSC Air Force. The UNSC Navy and Marine Corps are mainly responsible for space combat.[30]
The UNSC also field various ground vehicles for combat; among these is a general purpose scout 'jeep' dubbed the "Warthog" or simply the "'Hog", a real working replica of which was created by special effects company Weta Workshop for a series of shorts by director Neill Blomkamp.[33] This vehicle had fully functioning four-wheel steering, machine-gun, digital displays, and air-bags.[34]
The initialisation "UNSC" has occasionally been confused with the United Nations Security Council. For example, on May 24, 2012, a BBC news report on the UN used the Halo UNSC logo, as opposed to the United Nations Security Council logo, as a background image.[35]
Cultural impact[edit]
Halo has a variety of affiliated merchandise. A version of the strategy board game Risk was released based on Halo Wars with game pieces being modeled after the UNSC, Covenant, and Flood. A mix of human and Covenant vehicles and weapons were also featured in the Halo ActionClix tabletop game[36] and a series by McFarlane Toys.[37] Game journalists have even noted the similarities between the Warthog and the Hummer HX, which GM denies.[38] The merchandise includes several series of action figures. The first series of figures were created by Joyride Studios, and featured characters, weapons, and vehicles representing all of Halo's factions. The task of creating Halo 3's action figures fell to McFarlane Toys;[39] in an interview with Bungie, Todd McFarlane stated that the challenge of creating figures for a franchise was that designers had to accommodate and integrate both articulation and attention to detail, "without compromising one or the other too heavily".[40] A total of three series of figurines have since been produced, featuring UNSC, Flood, and Covenant forces.[41] Manufacturer Kotobukiya also produced "high-end statues" for Halo 3's debut.[42] Other merchandise based on the weapons of the Halo universe include die cast weapons replicas[43] and a set of Covenant weapons used for Laser tag.[44]
Critical reception[edit]
Halo's universe and the factions in it have been well-received, both from a storytelling point of view and from game play. Gamasutra lauded Halo's artificial intelligence. For example, Covenant or Flood forces never spawn in the same places when the player restarts from checkpoints, which gives the player "the sense that the [alien] creatures have things to do besides killing humans".[45] Bungie's goal of making characters behave realistically in the games[46] has led to the behavior of the Covenant, Flood, and Forerunner units being praised in each game of the series. A point of criticism has been the AI of allied UNSC characters; reviewers noted that in Halo 3, they were often more of a hindrance than help.[47][48]
The various factions that make up the Halo universe were each received differently. The Flood have been alternatively praised as terrifying foes, and lambasted as annoying zombie-like enemies; the literary adaptations of the Flood, particularly their representation in The Halo Graphic Novel, have been best received.
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- ^ Marks, Peter (January 22, 2002). "Marcus Lehto on Halo's Art". Bungie. Archived from the original on November 8, 2003.
- ^ Trautmann (2004), 89.
- ^ Trautmann (2004), 90.
- ^ Trautmann (2004), 104.
- ^ Trautmann (2004), 33.
- ^ "Reality Held in Suspense". Xbox.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
- ^ a b Trautmann (2004), 111.
- ^ Trautmann (2004), 122.
- ^ Staff (February 13, 2002). "Robert McLees Interviewed By You!". Bungie. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.
- ^ Trautmann (2004), 123.
- ^ Tuttle, Will (November 1, 2004). "Interview - Halo 2: Vehicles (Xbox)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ Boulding, Aaron (November 1, 2001). "'Halo' Review". IGN. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ a b Trautmann (2004), 135.
- ^ Purchese, Rob (January 12, 2007). "Halo 3 Mongoose details". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ Kotaku - Revealed: Halo 3's Mongoose Archived December 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ransom-Wiley, James (October 27, 2006). "Halo 3 info leaked: new weapons, vehicles, features & Collector's Edition detailed". Joystiq. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ "Vicious Sid" (January 11, 2007). "Bungie talks up new Halo 3 vehicle "Mongoose"". GamePro. Archived from the original on January 18, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^ Smith, Luke (March 25, 2008). "Legendary Map: Blackout". Bungie. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
- ^ Armstrong, Chad; Brian Jarrard, Luke Smith (August 21, 2008). Bungie Podcast: With Paul Russel and Jerome Simpson (Podcast). Kirkland, Washington: Bungie. Archived from the original (MP3) on February 3, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^ The Art of Halo: "Environments", pg. 94.
- ^ a b The Art of Halo: "Environments", pg. 95.
- ^ Smith, Luke (November 20, 2006). "Previews: Halo 3". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
- ^ a b The Art of Halo: "Environments", pg. 96.
- ^ Bungie (February 10, 2006). "One Million Years B.X." Bungie. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006.
- ^ The Art of Halo: "Environments", pg. 100.
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- ^ Staten, Joseph; Wu, Louis (August 1, 2006). "HBO interview with Staten". Halo.Bungie.Org. Retrieved January 1, 2007.
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- ^ Dietz (2003), 77.
- ^ "Interview with William C. Dietz". Halo.Bungie.Org. June 7, 2008. p. 1.
- ^ O'Connor, Frank (July 20, 2007). "Bungie Weekly Update: 7/20/07". Bungie. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ "Featured Projects: Halo 3 Short Films". Weta Workshop. 2007. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013.
- ^ Alleyne, Richard (May 29, 2012). "BBC mistake computer game logo for United Nations Security Council symbol". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ GTtv (March 6, 2007). "Halo ActionClix NYC Comic-Con 07 Interview". GameTrailers. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
- ^ Game Informer - McFarlane Toys To Unleash Halo Action Figures, Vehicles by Jeff Cork Archived June 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kotaku - Hummer Designers Deny Halo Influence On New Concept Truck Archived April 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Burg, Dustin (June 18, 2007). "Fanboylicious! McFarlane to create Halo 3 figurines". Joystiq. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ Smith, Luke (March 10, 2008). "Action Figure Party". Bungie. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
- ^ Todd McFarlane Productions (April 11, 2008). "'Halo 3' Series 3 Photography Update". Spawn.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ^ Plunkett, Luke (February 7, 2007). "Kotobukiya Working On Halo Figures". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ Swilinski, Alex (July 20, 2007). "Halo 3 Replica Mini Weapons". Joystiq. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
- ^ Wilson, Mark (June 25, 2007). "Halo 3 Covenant Replicas, No Ammo, Plenty of Heat". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
- ^ Tapper (December 3, 2003). "Flexibly and Extensibly Providing a Variety of AI Opponents' Behaviors". Gamasutra. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
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- Trautmann, Eric (2004). The Art of Halo. New York: Del Ray Publishing. ISBN 0-345-47586-0.
- Nylund, Eric (2003). Halo: First Strike. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-46781-7.
- Dietz, William (2003). Halo: The Flood. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-45921-0.
- Nylund, Eric (2006). Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. New York: Tom Doherty Associates. ISBN 0-7653-1568-8.
- Staten, Joseph (2007). Halo: Contact Harvest. New York: Tor Books. ISBN 0-7653-1569-6.


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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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13 5/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (346 mm x 250 mm) plate size; 5 mm margins
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- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 1684 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
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Current affairsA great storm ravages southern England killing thousands at sea and wrecking several naval warships along the coast.
The Scottish Parliament passes a Bill of Security stipulating that the successor to the Scottish throne is Protestant, descended from Scottish kings. It is vetoed by the English Parliament.
Art and scienceScholarly church historian, William Wake, publishes The State of the Church and Clergy of England, a history of English synods since Anglo-Saxon times.
Sailing and Fighting Instructions for her Majesty's Fleet, by Admiral George Rooke provides the basis for English fleet tactics throughout the century.
InternationalDiplomat, John Methuen, negotiates commercial treaties between England and Portugal to facilitate trading relations.
Portugal enters the grand alliance against France in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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1. miss - noun
· a young female; "a young lady of 18"
Synonym(s): girl, missy, young_lady, young_woman, fille
Hypernym(s): woman, adult_female
2. miss - noun
· a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Synonym(s): misfire
Hypernym(s): failure
3. miss - noun
· a form of address for an unmarried woman
Synonym(s): Miss
Hypernym(s): title, title_of_respect, form_of_address
4. miss - verb
· fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
Synonym(s): lose
5. miss - verb
· feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"
6. miss - verb
· fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
Antonym(s): attend
7. miss - verb
· leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Synonym(s): neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, leave_out, overlook, overleap
8. miss - verb
· fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"
Hypernym(s): fail, go_wrong, miscarry
9. miss - verb
· be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"
Synonym(s): lack
Antonym(s): have
10. miss - verb
· fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"
Antonym(s): hit
11. miss - verb
· be absent; "The child had been missing for a week"
12. miss - verb
· fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
Synonym(s): escape
Hypernym(s): avoid
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As independence for South Sudan approaches on 9 July 2011, churches there are coordinating efforts to bring lasting peace to a region exhausted by a long civil war - writes Fredrick Nzwili.
"The church has recommitted herself to re-engage in mediating … for a peaceful resolution of the conflicts," the Rev Ramadan Chan, General Secretary of the Sudan Council of Churches, told ENInews on 16 May from Khartoum.
The council represents Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches.
Despite a 2005 peace agreement, renegade militia groups led by dissent military figures continue to fight with the South Sudan army.
The United Nations has reported that there are seven militia groups operating in the region where the accord ended a 21-year civil war in which an estimated two million people died and four million were displaced.
On 9 January 2011, the population of South Sudan voted for independence. The United Nations now estimates 800 people have so far died there this year.
Chan said the council will send a delegation, including heads of churches and church leaders, to conflict zones. The leaders will initiate dialogue between the government and the militia groups so that conflicts can be peacefully resolved, Chan said.
"The mediating team of seven… is being set up (this week)," he said. "They will begin (peace work) in Malakal, (the capital town of Upper Nile State) because it is closer to where all the conflicts are. It is in the middle between Unity and Jonglei States where the other conflicts are being staged," Chan added.
At the end of the council 18th General Assembly held in Juba from 9-11 May 2011, church leaders urged the armed groups to come to the negotiating table. "The way of peace is always the best," said the group's statement, received by ENInews on 16 May, which also urged the South Sudan government to protect the civilian population.
Still, the council which unites churches in both north and south Sudan, resolved to remain united, [and] retain its name and headquarters in Khartoum for a transitional period of two years after independence. "With the prospects of two nations emerging from the old Sudan, we affirm our unity as the Church of Jesus Christ, both in the North and in the South. Being one body of Christ, we are one people and we are indivisible," leaders said.
The council is also seeking guarantees for freedom of movement, freedom of worship, freedom of expression, freedom of work and freedom of residence in the two states after the independence.
At the same time, Roman Catholic Bishop Caesar Mazzolari of the Rumbek Diocese has unveiled a ten-step guide titled, "Ten Steps for Unity in South Sudan," to prepare the people for peace and unity ahead of independence. The steps are to be applied for the 10 weeks from 1 May to 9 July and, Mazzolari said, are to help citizens understand what being a good citizen and a faithful Christian entails in the new nation.
[With acknowledgements to ENInews. ENInews, formerly Ecumenical News International, is jointly sponsored by the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the Conference of European Churches.]


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FROSTBURG, Md. – The York College men's swimming team finished their regular season with a 120-59 victory of the Frostburg State University Bobcats Saturday afternoon. The victory pulled the Green and White to 6-7-1 on the campaign.
The Spartans kicked off the meet by taking the top two spots in the 200 meter medley relay. The team of Bryant Hughes (Middletown, Del./Caravel Academy), Tyler Ziegler (Coatesville, Pa/ Coatesville Area Senior), Andy Woods (Dover, Pa/Dover Area), and Stephen Wheeler (Glen Oaks, NY/St. Francis Preparatory) took first with a time of 1:59.73. Following them was the team of David Altobelli (Silver Spring, MD/James Hubert Blake), Cody Latchford (New Castle, Del/William Penn), Adam Schin, and Jared McKenzie (Spring Grove, Pa/Southridge) took second with a time of 2:08.63.
The 800 meter freestyle was an battle of the Spartans as Altobelli and Andrew Ward took part in the event recording times of 10:33.62 and 11:01.35, respectively.
Shane Bonner (Ridley Park, Pa/Ridley), Woods, and Mckenzie finished back-to-back-to-back in the 200 meter freestyle with times of 2:10.46, 2:11.58, and 2:12.31 respectively.
Wheeler took the top spot in the 50 meter freestyle race setting the pace at 26.45.
Latchford and Matthew Corkwell (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) finished first and third in the 200 meter IM. Latchford lead the field with a time of 2:29.73; while Corkwell's third place finish came at 2:36.34.
Woods and Zielger took the top spots in the 100 meter freestyle contest. Woods bested the competition with a 57.58. Zielger followed him up with a 1:00.11.
In the all Green and White 100 meter backstroke, Latchford and Hughes recorded respective times of 1:05.84 and 1:08.76.
Freshman Kyle Walthall (Port Huereme, Ca/Rio Mesa), Schin, and Ward completed the trifecta for the Spartans in the 400 meter freestyle with Walthall's 4:36.79 leading the way. Schin followed with a 4:55.88, while Ward posted a 5:07.08.
This impressive performance end the Spartans' regular season as they now turn their attention to the Capital Athletic Conference's championship meet February 15-17 at St. Mary's
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About 32,000 residents and business lost power after rain pounded the Southland Friday.
At one point, there were approximately 14,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers without electricity while power outages affected 18,000 Southern California Edison customers.
By 2 p.m., the number of Department of Water and Power customers affected went down to 7,500.
In the San Fernando Valley, 141 customers in Canoga Park, 570 in Encino, and 107 in Reseda remained without power.
Service was restored to customers in Northridge, Valley Glen and Winnetka who were affected earlier in the day.
The agency has had crews on scene throughout the day. No time estimate for restoration of the remaining areas without power is immediately available.
The Edison customers without electricity are from the company's entire service area, according to Edison spokesman David Song. He said a lot of the outages were weather-related.
The utility company's service area stretches from Mammoth to Santa Barbara, to south Orange County and the Arizona border.
Of the estimated 18,000 Edison customers without service around noon, Song said 6,400 are in Los Angeles County, 3,827 are in Orange County, 2,032 are in San Bernardino County and 1,894 are in Riverside County.
Crews are out working to restore power, but time estimates for restoration weren't immediately available.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College soccer program and head coach Hope Clark have had a busy spring season as around practice and exhibition matches, the Bobcats have volunteered for multiple causes in the Baldwin County Community.
GC Soccer has volunteered at Café Central, the local soup kitchen, been involved with Read Across America, helped out at a Red Cross Blood Drive event, assisted with work at the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) and helped as volunteer coaches for the Old Capitol Youth Soccer League.
"Community involvement is such a crucial part of our program," said Clark. "Our student-athletes relish every chance to give back to Baldwin County. Our goal is to make a small impact in improving lives around us, and at the same time help continue to develop the character of the women on our team."
Housed at Milledgeville's Freedom Church on Underwood Road, members of GC soccer helped prepare and serve the food to the underprivileged in Baldwin County, happy to give back to a community that has been so supportive of Bobcat Athletics. The relationship started through the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and GC soccer is the third Bobcat athletic group to help at Café Central.
For Read Across America, the Bobcats went to Creekside Elementary School, reading to local youth in celebration of Dr. Seuss' Birthday. The Soccer squad also helped facilitate a recent blood drive on the GC campus, aiding with promotions of the event, also staffing the recovery area.
Members of GC soccer also work as regular volunteers at ARF, helping care for rescue dogs and helping to get them responsible homes. For a few years now, GC soccer has volunteered as coaches for the local youth soccer league. GC's student-athletes help guide U6, U8 and U10 teams for the entire spring, a great opportunity to expand their love for the game.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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mike2018hunt said …
Hi everyone,best movie from the 90's! Posted 2 months ago
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Hi guys, I'm going to make another comparison with this film to another real-life film by Disney, Pocahontas. Are you ready?
This was the very first American historical film that I had seen, and I was really amazed that the relationship between Pocahontas and John Smith in real life were different from their movie counterpart.
In real-life, Pocahontas was only 16 years old (correct me if I'm wrong) when she met John Smith. She saved him from being executed by her father and that she wanted peace.
Okay, aside from My Heart Will Go On, here are a number of songs from other movies or sung by other singers that may suit this young couple!
So Close (Enchanted)
I have always love this song, and the lyrics fits both Jack and Rose. In fact, this is the better choice as the theme song for the film itself.
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (The Lion King)
This song should definitely play during the flying scene, it's like they're telling each other whether they can feel the atmosphere of love!
Hallo bij deze verkopen we nieuwe Titanic klokken (afkomstig van Titanic tentoonstelling in Brussel). Model is replica van klok zoals in Titanic hing. Klokken zijn geproduceerd door bekende horlogefabrikant Steffen.
We hebben nu nog partij klokken op voorraad (op = op). Prijs per klok € 38. Betreft unieke klokken want ze zijn niet in winkel of elders te koop. Op tentoonstelling kostten ze destijds € 75.maar nu kunt u ze ook kopen in een grote partij en dan krijgt u gegarandeerd korting
Hi everybody, since this article is about my personal choice for the funeral music on the Titanic, especially on those whose life has been perish, are you ready?
1) Fallen Embers by Enya
This song was played during the 9/11 commemoration along with 'Only Time' and whenever I listen to it, there was a video on Youtube that this song was played at the ending, showing us the wreck of the ship in the sea.
2) Summa in Strings by Arvo Part
Although the title sounds hippy, the music is very sad and it is especially good for a funeral.
A few years ago, I watched Nicholas Spark's The Notebook and I noticed a number of similarities between this movie and Titanic that I would like to write it down.
The Notebook
Noah reminds me a lot of Jack, because he comes from a poor family and falls head over heels with Allie on the first day that they met.
The beginning is also very much similar like the beginning of Titanic, because when our 2 characters are old and tells us during their younger days. The same with Rose when she told her story to her granddaughter and the other researchers on the...
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed, written, co-produced, co-edited and partly financed by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.
Cameron's inspiration for the film was predicated on his fascination with shipwrecks; he wanted to convey the emotional message of the tragedy and felt that a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to achieving this....
hey did you hear about the day April 15 1912 the day that the most long and best ship called the Titanic when the Titanic was on there way to New York city but on April 15 1912 at 2 o clock they crash into a iceberg then they sank in the bottom of the ocean it was all over the world it was on a lot of news and in newspaper it was so sad and good for the people that made it and went to New York but in 1997 a group of people going to find the Titanic in August they look everywhere but they found it they also found died bodies on the broken ship and the mud they also found a persons bones on the...
Clearly the Titanic is an incredibly accurate movie besides the obvious things like Jack and Rose and the Heart of the Ocean. There are some other fictional parts as well but I think James Cameron had good reasoning behind his additions. If Cameron wasn't so accurate with most parts of the movie like character's appearances, the ship itself, evacuation processes, passenger's actions and reactions, language, music played on the ship, and even actual footage of the wreckage underwater, then I wouldn't think his inaccuracies would be appropriate. But they are. They just give the film so...
Okay, so I've been reading stories on Fanfiction.net and some of the stories have alternating POV, from Jack to Rose, so I'm going to re-edit my first story using alternating POVs, so please tell me what you think and if you guys ?like it, I'll re-edit my other stories like this. And if you see this ~, it means that it's the beginning of a flashback, thanks, and hope you enjoy:) and I am working in the Tommy and Fabrizio story, but I have writers block at the moment so I thought I would do this instead.
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Nintendo's releasing an adjustable charging stand for Switch
A new adjustable charging stand for the Nintendo Switch is heading to retail in July.
Peripherals headlines
Sony's bringing back its translucent controller series with three Crystal DualShock 4 colors
Looking for something a bit more snazzy than the stock DualShock 4 controller? You're in luck.
The best specialist controllers for PS4 - including mouse and keyboard converters
A DualShock might be a good start but trust us, there's so much more.
The Elgato Stream Deck looks like a cool, handy tool for streamers
If you like to stream on Twitch or YouTube, you may want to have a look at the Elgato Stream Deck.
This amazing Russian gamepad will blow your tiny mind
The R-Handle looks like a beast to get to grips with.
Best gaming mouse - September 2016
Looking for the best gaming mouse? We've gone ahead and put together some of our top picks of the best gaming mice on the market right now.
Xbox One third-party headset support in the works, says Microsoft
Xbox One doesn't support current-gen peripherals, much to the dismay of anyone who has laid down £150-plus on Turtle Beaches. Microsoft has now issued a statement to say that it's currently looking at solutions to third-party headset use on its next-gen console.
Guitar Hero not dead, just "on hiatus"
Activision has spoken out about the once mammoth Guitar Hero, saying that "the brand won't go away", even if the publisher not planning a new title in the series for the foreseeable future.
Nyko details 2011 peripheral line-up at CES
Nyko's shown off its 2011 line-up of peripherals at CES, including a new Move gun.
Sony expands "official licensing program" for PS peripherals
Sony wants you to make official bits of PlayStation plastic. It's extending its "Official License Program" to peripheral manufacturers in Japan, Asia, North America and Europe, the company said today. What do you get if you sign up? Access to PlaySation tech docs and a nice logo on your packaging. It's the dream, made real. […]
THQ is developing its own gaming peripheral
THQ is working on its own gaming peripheral, which is expected to land sometime in 2010. Speaking with the LA Business Journal, CEO Brian Farrell said that the controller-based title will give THQ an advantage over the competition. "We have something that we think is different from anything else out there and will give us […]
Peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz reports $26.9 million loss
Peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz has reported a net loss of $26.9 million for its latest financial quarter, despite a 19 percent increase in sales to $41 million. Losses from Q3, ending December 31, stemmed from higher royalty and shipping costs, as well as new product development hires, the company said. Mad Catz recently revealed the […]
Rock Thunder Guitar for Wii works with Rock Band and Guitar Hero
Talismoon has announced a new guitar controller, shaped like the Gibson Flying V, called the "Rock Thunder Guitar." What's cool about it is its compatibility with all versions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band for Wii. And it's wireless, has a five position switch for choosing guitar effects, and a tactile feedback strum bar. The […]
Add-ons no longer on the periphery, says Sony
Australianit.news.com is running a rather interesting article about how add-ons have enabled publishers to tap into a completely different market than the so-called 'hardcore gamer'. "SingStar's microphones, Buzz's game show buzzers and, especially, Guitar Hero's guitar-shaped controllers, have spawned a new category of game peripherals that tap in to an audience wanting more than point-and-shoot […]
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Nintendo's releasing an adjustable charging stand for Switch
Sony's bringing back its translucent controller series with three Crystal DualShock 4 colors
The best specialist controllers for PS4 – including mouse and keyboard converters
The Elgato Stream Deck looks like a cool, handy tool for streamers
Xbox One third-party headset support in the works, says Microsoft
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A 'Pick Your Own'-peach Experience
- 기간: 90 분 (대략)
- 위치: Darkes Forest, NSW
Do you love cooking with fresh, local and in season foods? Want to cut down food miles and buy direct from the farmer and check out the farm on a farm walk?
Put on your closed in walking shoes- please no thongs or sandals and then ....Come with us for a focus on PICKING! We will be picking White peaches.
We have designed this session for those who are serious about picking lots of fresh fruit and a chance to get up close and personal with the orchard.
- After a brief safety induction and biosecurity procedures we will move through the orchard to our fresh fruit.
- We'll give a fruit picking lesson. We will show you how to select and pick the best ones.
- You then pick what you want to take home. Fruit picked to take home will be charged at the current market rate per kg.
- Fruit picked will be transported for you so you can enjoy your walk.
There will be great photo opportunities, so be sure to pack your camera!
This is a great way for children to learn and get involved in healthy eating!
PLEASE NOTE: The session charge does not include the fruit you are taking home. Fruit picked will be charged per kg at current market price. Please only pick what you intend to pay for. Prices per kg do change as the market changes.
Our experiences run in most weather conditions, so make sure you bring weather appropriate clothing (it can be wet or hot even when not forecast), closed in shoes are essential, a hat, sunscreen and your camera for some happy snaps!
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Actor Gary Sinise, who portrayed Lt. Dan in "Forrest Gump," will serve as Beaufort's grand marshal for the Sept. 17 historical Tricentennial Parade, according to organizers.
The morning parade through downtown Beaufort will feature floats highlighting periods of Beaufort's 300 years, said Erin Dean, chair of the Tricentennial Committee. Entries are sought and applications are available at Beaufort City Hall, the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and online at www.cityofbeaufort.org.
"This is going to be a special parade, one that we hope young people and the rest of us will remember a long time," Dean said. "The floats must reflect something about Beaufort's history."
The Sept. 17 parade through downtown Beaufort will celebrate different eras in Beaufort's history, including its role in wars, in Civil Rights, in economic growth and in culture. The event coincides with the second annual Lt. Dan Weekend, a retreat for severely wounded veterans created by the Independence Fund in Beaufort. Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will entertain those veterans, their caregivers and others the night before the big parade.
"We are absolutely thrilled to have Gary Sinise serve as grand marshal for this once-in-a-lifetime parade," said Donnie Beer, the Beaufort City councilwoman who led the charge to connect the busy actor with the Tricentennial event. "We hope to see thousands of people lining the parade route to see him and to learn more about what's made Beaufort such a special place for three centuries."
Parade participants are encouraged to use professional float companies for their entries, Dean said. The entry fee is $25 for groups and free for registered non-profit organizations.
As arrangements continue for different ways to mark the historic 300th birthday, organizers of the Beaufort 300 project are in the final stretch to raise funds for a new historical marker. For a $300 investment in Beaufort's future, donors' names will be featured on a permanent historical monument in the Waterfront Park commemorating the Tricentennial. Corporate and non-profit sponsorships also are available.
Also this fall, Beaufort County schools are working on a variety of projects to study, recognize and celebrate Beaufort's 300th birthday. Those projects, kicking off when school resumes in mid-August, will be rolled out later this fall, said Margaret Rushton, the liaison between the school district and Beaufort Tricentennial.
Between now and the end of 2011, the Beaufort Tricentennial Committee will be working with organizations to continue to highlight the past three centuries. The recently-wrapped 56th Water Festival, for instance, showcased Beaufort's history throughout the 10-day event.
Meanwhile, city leaders are laying a path for an even better fourth century through a revitalized city planning process that's already brought new residential construction and adaptive re-use of the former Beaufort City Hall where Lowcountry Produce will open a food market targeted for October.
Beaufort was founded in 1711 by the English, although its beginnings date back to Spanish explorers in 1514. Beaufort was named for Englishman Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. It was on Jan. 17, 1711, that Beaufort's formal charter was created.
On Dec. 31, 2010, the Tricentennial party kicked off with a packed Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. This coming New Year's Eve, celebrants will conclude the year-long birthday party with another party in the park, Dean said.
"While our actual 'birthday' was on Jan. 17, we made a decision a year ago that we would celebrate the 300th birthday of our great city throughout 2011," Dean said. "Between city events like the Founders' Night and the upcoming parade in September, our regular festivals have been spotlighting the Tricentennial."
For more information and to sign up for Beaufort 300, go to www.cityofbeaufort.org and look in the upper left corner. You can also join Beaufort Tricentennial on Facebook.


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Alarm bells must be ringing in Microsoft's Redmond headquarters.
Microsoft is close to releasing Windows 8 and it's shaping up to be another "Vista." Only this time the repercussions could be much worse.
The critics who have been using Windows 8 are extremely negative on the new look and feel of the operating system:
- At Slate, Farhad Manjoo writes, "In my time with Windows 8, I've felt almost totally at sea—confused, paralyzed, angry, and ultimately resigned to the pain of having to alter the way I do most of my work."
- At Marketwatch, John Dvorak says, "Windows 8 looks to me to be an unmitigated disaster that could decidedly hurt the company and its future ... The real problem is that it is both unusable and annoying."
- Our own analyst, and long time Microsoft observer Matt Rosoff said, "I still think it's needlessly confusing and hard to use ... I've spoken to other people who have been testing Windows 8 for months. A lot of them found it puzzling like I did, and it's getting worse, not better, with each beta update."
Rosoff doesn't think it's going to be a disaster for Microsoft. He thinks Microsoft will be safe because it has so many other lines of business that are strong.
But if Windows 8 is as bad as all the early critics say it is, it really could be a disaster. (We're defining disaster as a significant hit to its market cap, and the beginning of the end of Windows dominance.)
When Microsoft botched Vista, Apple was just starting to come into its own. Now it's a juggernaut with a secret weapon to kill Microsoft—the iPad.
Microsoft is supposedly targeting consumers with Windows 8 because it's scared of losing them to Apple and Google. Well, the consumer is going to hate Windows 8.
If the consumer hates Windows 8, the consumer will just skip buying a new laptop or desktop.
Why? Because the iPad, which can be had for as little as $400, is good enough. It's good enough for checking email. It's great for surfing the web, looking at Facebook, playing games, watching videos, and so on.
If someone needs a full-on computer, their old computer should be able to handle the occasional heavy duty email, word processing, or whatever. The iPad can handle the rest.
Then in two years, when that old computer is totally busted, either Microsoft will have improved Windows, or the iPad will be stronger, or a Mac will just be more tempting.
It's dangerous to predict the decline of Windows. People have been doing it for years and it's amounted to nothing. Microsoft is a powerful, resilient company.
However, if ever there was a time when it was ready to fall, that time is now. Apple is at the top of its game. And, if the critics are even half-right, Microsoft is at the bottom of its game.
If the alarm bells aren't ringing, they should be.
Get the latest Microsoft stock price here.


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Amanda Seyfried attended the Tony Awards this past weekend in a black and gold off-the-shoulder dress from Oscar de la Renta paired with black suede Christian Louboutin Maltaise Sandals. Unfortunately, this strappy little pump appears to be no longer available online, but the brand tells us more are coming (including this exact pair) with Fall 2015 shipments.
Amanda Seyfried had full license to be at the Tony Awards, by the way, and not just because she once starred in the movie version of Mama Mia. Amanda just recently made her off-Broadway debut in Neil LaBute's The Way We Get By. She also presented an award during the ceremony with her off-Broadway co-star, Thomas Sadoski.


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The Mulberry Freya Bag is set to become your next favorite…why, you may ask? Because it's a functional designer piece, that's why! Designed with a subtle slouch which adds up to its charm, the Freya bag is more than just a pretty piece. It is a polished take on the classic hobo silhouette, which is a favorite amongst women-on-the-go. If you want to pack-on all of your essentials in one place (while doing it in style, of course), then the Freya is the way to go!
The bag is made with grainy leather which is accented with silver-tone hardware – a classy touch, indeed. It even has a detachable, adjustable shoulder strap which allows you to wear it however you'd want. Carry it with your hands, or wear it on your shoulders with ease!
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There are two different schools of thought when it comes to embedded development such as working on Ubuntu phone. The first group feels that compiling on the device is better and the other group prefers doing cross-builds. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
One of the biggest disadvantages for compiling on-device is the fact that a reflash wipes all your state and you need to compile your project from scratch again. This is unfortunate if a fresh build takes 20 minutes (which is not that uncommon).
The question then becomes whether you can avoid this. It turns out that you can by doing a ccache transplant. Here's how to do it.
First you install ccache and set up your project:
sudo apt install ccache CC='ccache gcc' CXX='ccache g++' cmake <your flags>
and develop as normal. Just before reflashing do a backup:
tar czf ccachedir.tar.gz .ccache/ (on device) adb pull /home/phablet/ccachedir.tar.gz (on desktop)
Then flash and put your ccachedir back:
adb push ccachedir.tar.gz /home/phablet/ccachedir.tar.gz (on desktop) tar xf ccachedir.tar.gz (on device)
Then set up your project with the same CMake stanza as above, run your build command and you are back to having a fully up-to-date build on your reflashed device.
A test done with a small-to-medium Qt5 project dropped the build time from 6 minutes to 30 seconds.


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Oil is sinking on demand concerns as Europe looks like it is getting more deeply mired in recession. While Germany had some growth, France is going back into recession. Overall, the Eurozone saw growth fall for the longest recession since the EU was founded. Obviously this does not bode well for oil as it will raise demand concerns not just in Europe but for one of its major goods provider China.
At the same time it does not bode well for the euro currency. With the EU in recession, the possibility for more easing is raised and the dollar will rally making crude oil that is priced in dollars cheaper. This come as OPEC is raising production. Not too bullish for prices. If we are to rebound we need to see some exceptional data out of the U.S., great but not too great as that may send the dollar even higher.
And we will have plenty of data to latch onto such as the MBA mortgage Index, the PPI, Empire State Manufacturing, and Industrial Production not to mention the Energy Information Agency weekly status report. The API reported that crude Oil Inventories rose again by 1.11 million barrels. Bearish! Distillates rose by 1.92 million barrels. Bearish! Gasoline down 480,000 barrels Supportive!
Now for the latest in the paper Brent /Forties/Ekofisk soap opera. The EU raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Statoil ASA and the Platts reporting agency looking into whether they were in cahoots to manipulate published prices.
Of course in the world of voluntary price reporting in the shadowy world of the Brent cash market this is going to be very interesting to prove. There have been ongoing arguments between the oil companies, cash player and the oil companies. In fact Shell actually threatened to boycott Platts and offer up their own cash price.
The moral of this story is why futures markets are so important. With speculators and hedgers providing price discovery prices are less susceptible to manipulation. This is also another nail in the coffin to the reputation of Brent crude as a global benchmark. The winner will be the most actively traded crude contract in the world — the West Texas Intermediate.


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Toronto mayor Rob Ford reveals bomb threat
TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford went public with a bomb threat Monday that said City Hall will be blown up if he does not resign in 24 hours.
Ford returned to work June 30 after a two-month stint in rehab for drugs and alcohol. He admitted last year that he had smoked crack in a "drunken stupor."
Ford said he didn't consult with police before going public with the email threat that was sent Sunday night to his brother, city councilor Doug Ford. Rob Ford read and showed a copy of the typo-ridden email to reporters. He later continued with meetings at City Hall.
Toronto Police spokesman Mark Pugash later said a search by police found no evidence of any explosive devices.
Ford is seeking re-election Oct. 27.


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With the kickoff to the NFL season right around the corner, Paul Salata emailed us to update us on this year's Mr. Irrelevant. I figured the Indianapolis Colts had cut Justice Cunningham back in June during Irrelevant Week in Newport Beach.
When I opened the email, I did a double take. The founder of Irrelevant Week still uses an AOL email account.
Salata is old school. I bet the 86-year-old has a dial-up connection.
Back to the email, Salata attached two items on Cunningham, the last player selected in the NFL Draft. Salata broke the story into two pieces, the first three paragraphs in the first attachment and the rest of the story in the second.
Poor guy needs a PR person. Salata easily could have sent the link to the story in the email. Rather than read the two-part series on Cunningham via email, I searched for the story online.
I was dead wrong about Cunningham. Not only is he still with the Colts, he started a preseason game on Sunday. An injury to a starting tight end helped Cunningham get on the field after the opening kickoff against the Buffalo Bills.
A Mr. Irrelevant starting any game is big news to Salata. What topped that was having a previous Mr. Irrelevant complete a pass to the current Mr. Irrelevant.
Yeah, the Colts have two Mr. Irrelevants on their roster. One is a third-string quarterback, Chandler Harnish, Mr. Irrelevant in 2012, and the other is the third-string tight end.
Harnish and Cunningham might have made history of sorts, becoming the first Mr. Irrelevants to connect on a pass play during a game. Has it taken 37 years for that to happen? Mr. Irrelevant goes way back, to 1976, when Salata founded the dubious distinction to celebrate the underdog.
Cunningham, whose only catch went for 17 yards, might not be an underdog to make the Colts. This might be the start of something special for the former University of South Carolina player. Both of the Colts' tight ends, Coby Fleener (concussion) and Dwayne Allen (foot), are dealing with injuries.
I've covered seven Mr. Irrelevants during their weeklong parties in Newport Beach and only a couple of them have actually gone on to start and contribute for an NFL team. There's David Vobora, Mr. Irrelevant in 2008, who played linebacker for the St. Louis Rams, and Ryan Succop, Mr. Irrelevant in 2009, who is still kicking for the Kansas City Chiefs.
The rest of the players have lived up to the Mr. Irrelevant name. Salata doesn't bother to send us emails on those guys anymore.