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Ballard & Call sells 'all things creative'
Gallery and fine art store features northwest artists
By Dawn Feldhaus | September 20, 2011 12:00 am | comments
Sharon Ballard (left) and Marquita Call (right) have opened Ballard & Call, in downtown Camas. An assortment of art and handmade items are available to purchase in the gallery and shop. They include jewelry, purses, acrylic paintings, sculptures and embellished glassware.
(Dawn Feldhaus/Post-Record)
When: Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m.
Where: Ballard & Call, 408 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas
Cost: Rodgers' autobiography "Dancing On The Moon" can be purchased in advance for $35.
Concerts:
When: Sunday, 3 and 7 p.m.
Where: Journey Community Church, 304 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas.
Cost: $20 per ticket, available in advance at Ballard & Call. Tickets for children, ages 11 and younger, are free.
Silent Auction Gift Baskets:
Where: Journey Community Church
o Proceeds will benefit Camas-Washougal Loaves & Fishes/Meals on Wheels.
o Ballard & Call is still accepting donations of items for the baskets from local merchants.
Contact: Ballard & Call, at 817-2415
Cost: Rodgers' autobiography "Dancing On The Moon" can be purchased in advance for $35.
Two women with deep Camas roots and a 50-year friendship have opened a gallery and fine art store in downtown Camas.
Sharon Ballard has experience as an interior designer and artist, while Marquita Call has worked in business management and customer service.
Ballard offers custom pet portraits, acrylics paintings and sterling silver bracelets and earrings. Her studio is located in the gallery. Ballard has a bachelor's degree in art from Washington State University, in Pullman. She is a former owner and operator of an interior design store in the Palm Springs area.
Call, a former director of sales at a Red Lion property in downtown Portland, was promoted to general manager of the Red Lion Parker House in the early 1980s.
She served on the board of directors and worked seven years as director of operations for the Elmer's Restaurant chain. Call was a co-owner of Pacific Rim Distributing Lighting Co., in Portland, for 16 years.
Ballard and Call met as freshmen at Camas High School, and they graduated in 1962.
Their gallery and fine art store has "baby boutique" gift items such as handmade bibs, diapers and changing pads, as well as hair bands, blankets, sock monkeys and crocheted hats.
"We have a lot of fun, colorful things," Ballard said.
Knitted purses, business card and cell phone holders hand made by Eliz Plam are available to purchase, as well as sculpted vases, cups, bowls and urns created by Michael Metz.
"There is a lot of local talent," Call said.
That includes acrylic paintings by Wayne Herndon, of Camas.
"They are an explosion of color and whimsy," Ballard said.
There are also pendant enhancers and rings, created by Sally Johnston, of Camas, as well as mixed media collages, note cards with scenes of downtown Camas and glass bottles embellished with antique jewelry.
SINE Morse, of Portland, has created three-dimensional shadow boxes, incorporating painted paper and scenes with a frog, lady bugs, a bee, butterfly and bridge. There are also shadow boxes with glow in the dark solar system scenes.
A kimono and mixed media collage, created by Cyndee Starr, of Vancouver, are also available to purchase.
Ballard & Call is currently the sole retail location for "Sweet Spot Skirts," designed by Stephanie Carroll and sewn by local women. The wraparound style skirts can be worn over leotards, bike shorts, swimsuits or pants, for activities such as yoga or walking.
The gallery and fine art store had its soft opening in July during Camas Days. Its grand opening is planned for Saturday.
The event will feature a book signing by Jimmie Rodgers, a Camas native and 1951 Camas High School graduate.
More than 200 concert tickets have already been sold for Sunday.
"We can't believe the wonderful response," Call said. "I have never heard so many Jimmie Rodgers stories.
"We had no idea how big this would be for Jimmie," she added.
Rodgers' hits included "Honeycomb" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine." Rodgers is a singer, songwriter and author who also had his own TV show and appeared in several movies.
Ballard & Call is open Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m.


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Software platform JMango360 easily lets you make apps
June 9, 2015 by Ecommerce News. About Mobile with tags The Netherlands. 3391 views.
It is said that mobile commerce is the future of online retail. If that's the case, online retailers should have their own app, so consumers can shop online more easily. But developing an app can be very expensive, that's why some online retailers ignore this opportunity. Dutch mcommerce software company JMango360 wants to change this and offers retailers a cheap way to turn their Magento store into an app.
JMango360 is a relatively new player on the Dutch market. But that doesn't mean they don't play a significant role. On the contrary, it just won the Magento Innovation Award during the Meet Magento Awards that took place in Utrecht on 27 until 29 May, and the company was also nominated for the Magento Extension Award. And five months ago it won the award for Best Mobile Innovating during the 2014 Tech Trailblazer Awards.
Former PayPal Benelux boss is now the CCO
So, this startup is being recognized by both juries and the public. We expect the company to gain even more traction in the apps platform market in the near future, as they now have Eelco van Wijk appointed as their new Chief Commercial Officer. Before this, Van Wijk was the General Manager of PayPal for the Benelux region for seven years. And before that, he led the e-business departments for TNT and Logica.
Van Wijk told us how online retailers nowadays actually can't do without having their own mobile app. "But the big players have the financial resources to invest in such things. The small and medium-sized ecommerce companies lack this kind of money." And that's where JMango360 wants to come in. With this mcommerce software platform, retailers can make their own mobile app for iOS and Android (Windows Phone integration is planned at the end of this year).
'1,000 clients at the end of 2015'
The company currently has about 80 clients, but at the end of this year Van Wijk wants to have around 1,000 clients making apps using JMango360's software. One way to achieve this goal, is the strategic partnership with communication company MultiCopy.
JMango360 doesn't keep its focus solely on the Netherlands, it also wants to be active abroad. "Of all 1,000 clients we want to serve, I expect that about 20 percent will come from abroad. We already have clients from countries like Mexico and Australia, so I'm confident we can also conquer the rest of the world."
For now, the company is currently only integrated with the ecommerce software of Magento, but more software companies are expected to join in the future.
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Crowdfunding Collection #31
Veröffentlicht: 09/02/2017 in Black Book Éditions, Crowdfunding, English, GoFundMe, Kickstarter, News, RPG
Schlagwörter:Crowdfunding, Kickstarter, News, RPG
I'd like to present my most recent collection of crowdfunding projects, covering projects started between 30 Jan to 06 Feb.
This time featuring an RPG set in the Sherwood Forest, an intriguing mini game book, very cool dice trays and many more interesting projects.
English crowdfundings
4 New RPGs
2 Game Books
2 Supplements
4 Dice ürojects
1 Music project
1 Various projects
4 Various Games
German crowdfundings
1 Adventure Path
French crowdfundings
Hood: Swashbuckling Adventures in Sherwood
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fearlightgames/hood-swashbuckling-adventures-in-sherwood
Hood: Swashbuckling Adventures in Sherwood is a tabletop RPG from the creators of Baker Street.
The genre covers, as told by the title, is swashbuckling adventures set in Sherwood Forest while Robin Hood and his band of merry men roamed the woods. To take from the rich, to give to the poor. Thus I would describe it as a solid medieval setting with a good dash of adventure and heroism in it, with rather low magic.
The genre will be carried by a system that required all action, whether attacks, defense or general undertakings to be named and improved when used. The pool mechanic is based on the use of various traits and abilities and their integration into the story.
Thus, for example, your character sees his friend ambushed. You'll decide that your character scales a close by tree, adding a d10 to the pool because your good at climbing. You add another d10 because the characters happens to be skinny & agile. Another d6 follows as protecting your friend is for sure courageous. Then you name the thing you are about to do.. "Death from above!" and as its the first time you add 2d4. Another d6 is added as the GM allows for a decent rope to be around to help your stunt.
The dice will be rolled and the successes counted, the winner obtains the right to narrate the outcome.
Usually another icon dice will be added. A d6 where 4-6 are covered by symbols for Robin, Mary-Ann and the sheriff. The roll might modify the successes.
Another, rather brief, subsystem allows to simulate witty banter.
I really do dig the system. It seems sleek, quite dynamic, propel the story and I do think it is a perfect fit for swashbuckling adventures. The material as shown does look solid. As well as the setting, which I do consider surprisingly fresh and rarely used. The reward design is okay.
Thus I do really recommend the project. Like a lot. I do feel tempted myself and got the project starred. Maybe I'll back it.
Cold Shadows – Narrative Espionage Roleplaying
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/cold-shadows-narrative-espionage-roleplaying
Cold Shadows – Narrative Espionage Roleplaying is a tabletop game set in the atmosphere and location of the spy stories by John le Carre and Robert Ludlum (Bourne Identity).
Which does imply somewhat action packed stories with a thorough personal focus during and involving the cold war in England or Germany. I got to admit that I don't know the stories by le Carre or the stories by Ludlum and I am consequently bedazzled when it comes to pinpointing the atmosphere to expect. I do assume, judging by the artworks, that it's something totally different from what I get from the TV show "The Americans" – which I love. Maybe just that, opposed to Russian agents one plays other ones? Maybe more action, maybe less about America? Maybe a lot more Noire judging by all the black & white art and the fact that The Americans is clearly set in the more colorful eighties.
Anyway, the system will be a mix from Blood & Honor (John Wick) and World of Dew (Woener Wunderwerks). Thus you'll likely be getting a very narrative system that employs d6. Based of pooling enough dice according to character advantages, traits and gimmicks one might obtain the 'right' to narrate the result of an action, or save some dice for getting it in a later situation.
Further mechanics for cover, trust and assets should grant the players a feel for their characters and core concepts, fleshing the character out. The designer do apparently put a lot of distinct effort in to empower players.
The narrator will 'only' be there to provide an overarching plot and to present outside influences the characters will experience.
The creators are experienced and did projects like "Tiny Frontiers", for which I commend them. I do still trust in the publisher "Noctural Media", though I would really love to see some of their project actually coming to fruition. … … I look at you Aquelarre, … and Hellywood and Prince Valiant you, too!
Thus I do recommend the project, specially if you happen to love story games and (or) Fate.
Z-LAND | Extreme Survival Horror
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryconroleplays/z-land-extreme-survival-horror
Z-LAND | Extreme Survival Horror is an Australian tabletop RPG based on the The Sigil System (available as PWYW at DTRPG).
As hinted by the name Z-Land offers a Zombie setting, which for a change it divides in three different points of time.
"The last day" starts right after things went downhill, focusing on the imminent effects of the virus and the ensuing chaos. Maybe a bit "Fear the Walking Dead" style.
"A decade later" focuses on the survivors, who are focused more on fighting themselves and other groups, with Zombies being a threat on the fringe. Probably from style and feel like the series "The Walking Dead".
"A new Genesis" takes another step into the future after the nuclear reactors melted down and turned the world into a hostile place in which Zombies might not be the most important threat. I guess a bit "The 100" style.
The systems has three additions and points of focus to fit the setting. "Survival" as it will be a challenge to find enough to eat, to drink and acquire enough sleep. Offering consequences for skipping on those needs. "Environment" will focus on nature hitting back. Whether its with hostile environments, weather challenges or problems thanks to wounds or infections. "Infection" is the last major topic. How to handle zombies, how to fight of an infection of a character and the hard consequences to follow up on (mostly by former comrades) when it won't work.
The three aspects are detailed according to the three periods. Next to that the rules offer stuff for character creation, faction design (on the fly) as well as base building.
The Sigil System is d100 based and will be included in full in the core book.
The rewards are quite affordable, specially considering the NZ$ conversion and the project is nicely done. I did really enjoy the video, even as it is almost exclusively a scene within the setting .
I do recommend to take a closer look at the project.
Savage Worlds Zombie Squad
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/applied-vectors/savage-worlds-zombie-squad
Savage Worlds Zombie Squad is a project to create a game for Savage Worlds, that has been originally developed for the Apocalypse Engine and the D20 system.
Opposed to my association based on its name the game is not another thing about Zombies but a science fiction RPG in which players assume the roles of members of, basically, a "Suicide Squad".
The characters are ex-military waiting on death row to meet their end, when pulled out and made an offer either to die or join the squad. Which will have them send them on dangerous mission with bad equipment, resulting in such a high rate of fatalities among the team that the squad members are said to be the 'walking dead' and form the titular 'zombie squad'.
The game offers strange alien tech stuff, stranded ships waiting to be explored, cybermen and killer robots, lost planets and even space pirates. All set in a vast universe with hundreds of worlds and locations.
To accommodate the Savage Worlds conversion the project offers typical accessories like Bennies. A number of stretch goals have been met already.
Even though I haven't heard of the project creators I do recommend Savages to have a look at the project.
Game Books
Pick Your Path
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wordnerdgames/pick-your-path
Pick Your Path likes to create 3 short, eight pages pocket game books.
The game books cover the themes "Zombie Apocalypse", "Science Fiction" as well as "Fantasy". The game books might be small and short yet the description is interesting.
There is an option to get the book(let)s printed and ready to play or back the project for a PDF. The author does offer a YouTube video which shows how to fold the printouts, cut them like twice, and make a game book ready to play.
The adventures can me played traditionally or by throwing a coin.
I do consider it very charming, the idea of a mini game is cool and 3 GBP for the all PDFs as well as 6 GBP for the three books, shipping included, is a nice price.
I am in for it my self and do heartily recommend taking a look and to take part.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1377978497/the-prisoner-of-reddit-choose-your-own-adventure
The Prisoner of Reddit Choose Your Own Adventure is a game book which leads the gamer character, a reddit addict, through the platform.
Thus proving whether he manages it with success or succumb to obscure clickbait tactics, like fishing or get lost in the darkest shoals of sub-reddits.
The creator and author to be describes the whole thing in two short sentences and doesn't instill my confidence in his abilities or project. Thus a hesitant recommendation to take a look at, from my side, at most.
Gods and Goddesses: a 5th Edition Supplement
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/782735675/gods-and-goddesses-a-5th-edition-supplement
Gods and Goddesses: a 5th Edition Supplement would like to create a supplement for the D&D SRD, which presents 10 real world gods to be used in fantasy campaigns.
The Chosen ones are: Freyja, Ishtar, Fuji, Nyneve (Lady of the Sea), Shiva, Inti, Tengri, Shango, Hekate and Apollo.
The gods and goddesses are outfitted with histories, stats for themselves as well as their avatars and a colored illustration covering a whole page for each. Clerics will find 10 new domains to choose from and Paladins 10 new oaths.
I personally am a bit torn. At the one hand the presentation is top notch, the creators experienced and the price totally fine. At the other hand am not sure whether I would like to have god and goddesses, who might actually still be worshiped, included in a fantasy campaign of mine. Yet D&D did offer stats for Jesus in the past, and mostly everyone was fine with it.
Thus I recommend to take a look and form an opinion of your own. Plus the illustrations are quite pleasing.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1150969755/pathbreaker-a-d20-system-rules-supplement
PathBreaker a D20 System Rules Supplement is a supplement for the D20 system. Aiming to make character creation more customization.
The thing has been created during a school project and the money raised will be invested into charities. Which are not named.
I personally do consider the project seriously lacking in information. Which is why I would only recommend a wary look, if one has to. At last you could directly donate the $4 to a charity of your choosing,..
Adventurer's Tome: Farador's Folly
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atomswitch/adventurers-tome-faradors-folly
Adventurer's Tome: Farador's Folly would like to create a massive, system-generic fantasy tabletop RPG campaign to be used with the InfinitasDM application.
The campaign should span several regions and is described as 'open world'. It spans a continent, two additional planes / mini worlds, four regions, five cities, nine different peoples with their own culture, native races, social hierarchies, history and problems. With the tech level being somewhere between high fantasy and sword and sorcery.
The project offers a quite extensive description of the setting and it will be available as PDF text with JPG maps as well. To be used without InfinitasDM.
InfinitasDM appears to be a kind of "Map Tool" for tablets and is a result of Atomic Games previous Kickstarter. They did actually manage to develop the application in time and the user based appears to be happy using it.
I do think its a solid project, with a nice application and cool campaign, thus I am happy to recommend it.
The City of Sands for 5th Edition and Pathfinder!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2cgaming/the-city-of-sands-for-5th-edition-and-pathfinder
The City of Sands for 5th Edition and Pathfinder! would like to finance the second part of an adventure series.
The City of Sands is made for 7th level character of either system who, after ten to twelve session, end up being level 9 by the end of the module. As implied by the name the character will follow up on their adventures in Domes of Ishaq-Zahur by entering the desert city of Archensheen.
The city offers a variety of challenges to pass, adventures to prove ones mettle and the opportunity to take part in the maze of intrigues. Which will decide the fate of various factions, whether they gain influence, take control or diminish maybe perish before becoming relevant. Offering the players a solid influence in regards of the development of the setting. The creators came up with some (light weighted) mechanics to actually facilitate a fluent, handy handling to track the factions and influence spheres so that it doesn't get to messy to handle or handwavy. At least according to the very engaging video.
The module is completed with maps and everything one needs. Including tokens and cards for online platforms like Roll20 or Fantasy Grounds. Even fitting background music!
The project aims to finance the digital products. Which are offered at $15 for the PDF and $15 on top for the whole set. The same for the first part of the campaign. Which, by the way, does prove the creators experience.
I feel most compelled by the project and consider backing it. Thus I heartily recommend you to take a look.
The Claws of Madness (a Pathfinder adventure module)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/loresmyth/the-claws-of-madness-a-pathfinder-adventure-module
The Claws of Madness (a Pathfinder adventure module) offers to convert an adventure that has been previously funded for D&D 5th Edition finanziert to the Pathfinder RPG.
The adventure offers material for first level characters and leads them into a dungeon crawl propped up with cthulhoid horror. The book spans 40 pages and features high quality illustrations, neat maps and everything else one needs to play.
According to the reviews and ratings of the 5E modul on DTRPG.com it the adventure actually is successful in pulling of the mix of fantasy and eldritch horrors.
Thus, I do really like to recommend the project for pathfinder players who are curious about Cthulhu and vice versa.
[Fun fact: I featured the D&D 5E project in my first entry of the German crowdfunding collection series]
The Folio Digital Quarterly #2
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/563681582/the-folio-digital-quarterly-2
The Folio Digital Quarterly #2 would like to finance a Folio for D&D 1st and 5th edition that focuses on the "The Gun Kingdoms" setting.
It addresses groups with characters of level 3 to 5 and offers nice illustration as well as an expansion of the setting. The Kickstarters misses out to highlight the lavish 3D maps I associate with Folios yet the creator is experienced and the setting charming.
Thus I recommend to give it a chance and take a look.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/71315375/slave-new-world-10-levels-of-fast-paced-adventure
Slave New World – 10 Level Pathfinder D&D 5e Adventure offers an adventure in which the player characters lead a slave revolt.
The game takes places on the secret island of Akasha. To which some ex-slaves retreated from the approaching hoard of Malcrum. These creatures with a hell like appearance hunt down humans to enslave them, breed them and eat them. The characters are tasked with the organisation of a resistance to free friends and family. To achieve it the players characters get some stat bumps to reflect the background of being an ex-slave.
The main challenge of the project, next to a maybe somewhat insensitive approach to slavery, is that at very least one of the two pictures got lifted from Guild Wars (thanks to nkelis for the comment on the German version)
Thus I can't recommend the project.
Dice projects
The Dragon Tray
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dogmight/the-dragon-tray
The Dragon Tray offers a variety of dice trays as well as some dice sets.
The dice offered within the project might just be a 'side product', but I really like their design, specially the "Black Ice" set. Plus they are quite affordable.
The dice trays are offered in 20 different, intricate designs, made from high quality woods and with a big variety to colors to choose from. They might be a bit pricey but do look really excellt.
Thus I recommend dice enthusiasts to have look.
The Diminishing Knight Die
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1398817948/the-diminishing-knight-die
The Diminishing Knight Die transform the idea of the black knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail to a six sided dice.
The dice portray the knight with a varying number of appendices still attached, counting down from 5 and the grail as the sixth pip.
I do consider it a nice idea and the fitting dice bags are good as well. The dice might be used as hit dice? Or just to collect 'em. Thus, I recommend a look.
Last Chip Standing: Devil's Luck – A Game of Dice & Chance
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brybelly/last-chip-standing-devils-luck-a-game-of-dice-and
Last Chip Standing: Devil's Luck – A Game of Dice & Chance is a small and fast dice game that uses six-sided dice as well as tokens.
I do personally like the six-siders with their western styled motives and do assume they could be used in a tabletop game, as well as of course the tokens.
The dice game itself does appear to be fun as well and hence the mention and recommendation to have a look at it.
D6 Shooter: 2nd Chance for Kickstarter Pricing!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/epicscalegames/d6-shooter-2nd-chance-for-kickstarter-pricing
D6 Shooter: 2nd Chance for Kickstarter Pricing! is another dice games, with a few cards and six-sided dice.
The game offers a Western stile and the dice are designed to match the four suits of a card deck. With a joker and a skull for the remaining two sides.
The game is small but fun and I do like the design of the dice. Thus it gets the mention and a recommendation.
DEEP MADNESS Horror Soundscapes by Darkraven Europe
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/618425218/deep-madness-horror-soundscapes-by-darkraven-europ
DEEP MADNESS Horror Soundscapes by Darkraven Europe offers soundscapes with a focus on cthuloid horror within the deep depth of the sea.
The soundscapes are complete composition with an extended runtime, offering a continued and varied background sound. Opposed to music loops as offered in other projects.
Next to the deep sea horror aspect offers a variety of other pieces focused on the horror topic. Like other Cthulhu themed pieces or more general urban horror sounds. One might choose a sound entertainment ranging from 4 1/2 hours up to 70 hours. Even investing as little as a dollar offers 8 pieces of musik.
Darkraven is a household name in regards of Kickstarter music projects and does offer on their project page some demo pieces to check whether on likes it or doesn't.
I do heartily recommend the project.
Various project
Elite Poker Chips – Solid Copper & Silver Poker Game Coins
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecopperkingdom/elite-poker-chips-solid-copper-and-silver-poker-ga
Elite Poker Chips – Solid Copper & Silver Poker Game Coins offers a variety of three poker chips, made of precious metals.
They do look really fancy and solid. I do assume they might be re-purposed as Bennys, Fate chips or initiative markers. Well, or in a decadent game of poker to indicate who is the dealer, who got to set the big blind and who has the small blind.
Thus I recommend it to poker players as well as coin / token interested tabletop players.
Dungeon Mini
& https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/438269196/dungeon-mini
Dungeon Mini is a hybride game that combines a classical dungeon crawler board game and tablet games.
It is meant to be a single player experience, at least for starters. The player will try to navigate his or her character through a dungeon with about 60 rooms. Fighting three kinds of enemies, solving puzzled and surviving the environment.
To make the game a bit more solid the creators do offer figures. For starters to of them. Like two, real, miniature figures that can be painted and stuff. The miniatures got a soft bottom, probably made of the stuff used by tablet pens, with whom they can be placed and moved across the tablet screen.
Next to the software and miniatures, which are required, even though one might replace the miniature with a style, the creators offer a rule booklet and cards to support and create a better game experience.
The idea is nice and the presentation pleasing.
Yet when I think about it, … I don't see the value add compared to a game like Exiled Kingdoms. Which is about 4€, offers way more than 60 maps, includes dungeons, has more monsters, way more character and a lot of story quests. The aspect that the character doesn't cover like one-sixth or one-eigth of the screen is a plus and characters in Exiled Kingdoms can change attire, at least a bit.
Thus, I would recommend having a look, and than maybe give "Exiled Kindoms" a chance (to be found at the Play Store / App Store). It got a free demo with 15 maps + some dungeons available.
The Shared Dream
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/odampublishing/the-shared-dream-0
The Shared Dream is a board game with some (light) roleplaygame elements that utilizes miniatures and is based on the tabletop RPG "Of Dreams and Magic".
In regards of the setting, apparently the real world and a nightmarish dreamworld did somehow merge and made earth a less pleasant place. Various 'Dreamers' connected by a 'shared dream' are able to use magic, battle some nightmarish creation and try to achieve goals, pursue dreams of their own.
In regards of the actual game its a cooperative boardgame. The players may chose from one of 6 'Anima', which are character concepts with their own unique skills and magic dream doppelganger. The games comes with 4 different scenarios to choose from as well as cards to create different citiescapes on the fly. With the scenarios player characters will be fleshed out with a "reflection deck" which will create little, personalized story arcs and provide motivations.
I do think its an interesting game and recommend to take a look at it.
IN TENEBRIS LUX
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2129541221/in-tenebris-lux
IN TENEBRIS LUX is a dungeon crawler for 2 to 4 players and an estimated game duration of 45 minutes.
In regards of the setting it offers victorian horror and drops the player characters as adventures into 19th century Rome, where some Capuchin catacombs are in need of some scavenging.
The game system is card based and has some PvP elements. The Kickstarter offers the beta edition of the rules to form an opinion.
To be honest I am not totally sure why I selected the game for presentations. Probably thanks to the nice picture and neat presentation and maybe because I've featured another dungeon crawler with Dungeon Mini. Thanks to the pretty looks and as it isn't expensive or offensive I had it remain.
If you are a board game enthusiast I recommend to take a closer look.
One Drunk Night…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onedrunknight/one-drunk-night
One Drunk Night… is a card game which aims to motivate players to create stories based on inspirational cards.
Differentiating itself from games like Cards against Humanity and the like by offering a structure. With a Start, several middle parts and an End. The other players apparently don't compete for the most absurd or offensive outcome but select some strange twist.
I do consider the concept neat and a nice idea for a party game, so go have a look.
Pathfinder: Was Ewig Liegt – Cthulhu in Golarion!
http://www.ulisses-crowdfunding.de/crowdfunding-56.html
Pathfinder: Was Ewig Liegt – Cthulhu in Golarion! aimes to translate the PFRPG adventure path "Strange Aeons".
Similar to the approach in regards of "Eisengötter" (Iron Gods), Ulisses likes to test the waters how well the German roleplayers will open up to the unusual Genre mix of a high fantasy RPG and eldritch horrors. Though from my understand the six part adventure path will be released anyways and the campaign serves to finance the deluxe edition.
As suggested by the APs title it will focus on cthuloid themes. Offering something fresh for Pathfinder and Call of Cthulhu fans alike. I suppose the adventure will offer a "less heroic than normal" approach, though am not sure.
In regards to the mythos the AP highlights the city of Carcosa as well as the "yellow king", who apparently is something different than the "king in yellow". I am, as you might have guessed, not very familiar with all stuff Cthulhu.
Ulisses Spiele is totally trustworthy in regards of crowdfundings. I've participated in eight of their projects and wasn't let down once. Thus I totally recommend to have a look at the project and consider backing it.
http://www.black-book-editions.fr/crowdfunding-55.html
Lamentations of the Flame Princess is a project by Black Book Éditions to translate the outstanding OSR RPG Lamentations of the Flame Princess into French.
And boy do they add value. They won't stop at the core book but do include A Red and Pleasant Land, Vornheim, Qelong, Death Frost Doom, Scenic Dunnsmouth and "Blood in the Chocolate Factory"? They do showcase the Deluxe Edition in regards of A Red and Pleasant Land on top. "Maze of the Blue Medusa" will be added when the stretch goal is achieved.
The whole package as displayed on the picture is available for just 45€.
I wish my French would be better and do think that's a brilliant example for an enticing crowdfunding.
Fragged Empire is a project by AKA Game determined to translate Fragged Empire to French.
Something that did struck me as quite fascinating was to compare the German crowdfunding as well as the English Crowdfunding with the current French one. As its covering the same books with the same illustration, yet is presented in quite a distinct fashion. In my humble opinion the French crowdfunding is about a league ahead of the other editions. It's just more pleasing to my eyes and does stir up some interest. The English crowdfunding comes in second, with the German one in last. Though at least so far my taste isn't represented in the achieved goals and I didn't participate in either project.
In regards of Fragges Empire, … I would recommend checking the French page or the other twos for more comprehensive information than I can provide. You'll find quickstarters for the game, a description of the system as well as the science fiction setting and other interesting stuff.
The only aspect that strikes me as a bit odd about the French version is that, apparently, the "Protagonist Archive" book is missing. While they still use artworks from it to illustrate posters and stuff. I asked AKA Games, though am not sure whether they will respond to my (rather bad) French.
Other crowdfundings
GoFundMe project
https://www.gofundme.com/help-repair-molly
Please help repair my car Molly is a somewhat different project as it's not a roleplaying game crowfunding and a bit out of the timeframe.
Yet an facebook friend experienced an accident that resulted in a quite damaged car, which won't drive any more. Even though the car is quite needed the money for the repairs ain't there. Hence the request for support..
Discussion at the RSP-Blogs webboard
Crowdfunding Collection #35 2/2 | Teylen's RPG Corner sagt:
[…] Micro Gaming Booklets is the second attempt by the creator to finance his three mini gamebooks (C:C #31). The gamebooks are Fresh Meat (genre: zombie / horror), Moon Unit (genre: science fiction) […]
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Tofino is a true California Dog, at the age of 3, he takes nothing as serious as he takes surfing the waves and catching his frisbee!
He will melt you with his eyes, spirit and smile, always the friendly dog and focused on his play.
Never a sad moment, he is calm, cool and collected. His spirit soars to hear the word "beach", launching for his frisbee and headed to the car.
He's a master at play on the beach and adores the ocean, he prances and dances at the smell of the ocean only miles away.
As a pup, he was found in a box with his litter mates behind a grocery store. I rescued him, although I think he rescued me and we have the ultimate human to pet bond. He was afraid of life and after dedication and time we trained each other through agility and obedience for three years.
He has mastered many tricks and jumps just short of 2" less than the world record.
Tofino is a fly dog, a beach dog, a silly dog and the best family dog.
I post this photo in honor of his long journey and thanking him for all the joy and pleasure he gives our family and hearts.
I may be a bit biased as I'm his grandfather, but Tofino really is a fantastic dog and exudes the California Del Mar style.
This is a wonderful, wonderful story! Tofino got a family and the owner got a devoted, loyal life-time friend. It's evident that Tofino's playful nature is also very powerful and fun. Terrific picture of the dog!
Such a great story! It so wonderful to see, yet another reminder, of how adopting abandoned animals can help to heal humans as well as animals. It is clear that you fill each other with joy!
He is such a beautiful happy dog. Love the story and hearing about a happy pet. Looks like you enjoy life together.
What a unique name, he certainly knows how to live in the moment, he looks amazing and very happy. Great Shot!


Our annual membership fee is £20.00 March - February which includes Main Gear magazine which is posted each month just before our monthly meeting. We are a car/social club and during the year we have a variety of events on our club nights, speakers on various subjects (not only car related) runs to a pub, a fish & Chip run, quizzes or simply a natter night to catch up with friends. In addition, annually we have our Club Dinner held in the Spring, Drive it Day in April, BBQ in the Summer, South Downs Run in September and a Christmas Party on our club night in December and also during the summer we usually have a long weekend away with our cars. All our events are listed in Main Gear's centre spread. We look forward to you joining us.
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Q: Creating a Table of Contents for a XWPFDocument with page numbers' indication I am actually generating a Word Document with Apache POI, and I need to automatically create a Table of Contents (TOC) that references the paragraphs, with their page's indication.
This is the code I am using (I omit preconditions and internal methods' body):
XWPFDocument doc = new XWPFDocument(OPCPackage.openOrCreate(new File(document)));

String strStyleId = "Index Style";
addCustomHeadingStyle(doc, strStyleId, 1);

XWPFParagraph documentControlHeading = doc.createParagraph();
changeText(documentControlHeading, "First try");
documentControlHeading.setAlignment(ParagraphAlignment.LEFT);
documentControlHeading.setPageBreak(true);
documentControlHeading.setStyle(strStyleId);

XWPFParagraph documentControlHeading1 = doc.createParagraph();
changeText(documentControlHeading1, "Second try");
documentControlHeading1.setAlignment(ParagraphAlignment.LEFT);
documentControlHeading1.setPageBreak(true);
documentControlHeading1.setStyle(strStyleId);

doc.createTOC();

When I open the resulting document, I am getting this result (see blue squares):

In the left part, I can see the generated TOC. So far, so good.
In the document's body, however, I can just see a static text "Table of Contents", with no indications at all (neither paragraphs nor pages). I cannot even interact with it.
If I'd click on the menu entry "Table of Contents" (red square on the upper-left corner), the "real" Table of Content that I want is being generated (follow the arrow, of course...).
My question is: how can I achieve the second result (red TOC) from code?
Thank you so much.
Side note: I even tried putting doc.enforceUpdateFields(); after doc.createTOC();, but every reference of the TOC disappears, this way.
@Sucy, I add the methods that you requested. Don't know if you can find them useful, though:
/*
 * Adds a custom style with the given indentation level at the given document.
 */
private static void addCustomHeadingStyle(XWPFDocument docxDocument, String strStyleId, int headingLevel) {

    CTStyle ctStyle = CTStyle.Factory.newInstance();
    ctStyle.setStyleId(strStyleId);

    CTString styleName = CTString.Factory.newInstance();
    styleName.setVal(strStyleId);
    ctStyle.setName(styleName);

    CTDecimalNumber indentNumber = CTDecimalNumber.Factory.newInstance();
    indentNumber.setVal(BigInteger.valueOf(headingLevel));

    // lower number > style is more prominent in the formats bar
    ctStyle.setUiPriority(indentNumber);

    CTOnOff onoffnull = CTOnOff.Factory.newInstance();
    ctStyle.setUnhideWhenUsed(onoffnull);

    // style shows up in the formats bar
    ctStyle.setQFormat(onoffnull);

    // style defines a heading of the given level
    CTPPr ppr = CTPPr.Factory.newInstance();
    ppr.setOutlineLvl(indentNumber);
    ctStyle.setPPr(ppr);

    XWPFStyle style = new XWPFStyle(ctStyle);

    // is a null op if already defined
    XWPFStyles styles = docxDocument.createStyles();

    style.setType(STStyleType.PARAGRAPH);
    styles.addStyle(style);

}

/*
 * Changes the text of a given paragraph.
 */
public static void changeText(XWPFParagraph p, String newText) {
    if (p != null) {
        List<XWPFRun> runs = p.getRuns();
        for (int i = runs.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            p.removeRun(i);
        }

        if (runs.size() == 0) {
            p.createRun();
        }

        XWPFRun run = runs.get(0);
        run.setText(newText, 0);
    }
}

A: I've solved the mystery and, unfortunately (for people having the same problem), there's no good news. Apache POI's createTOC() is bugged (to be honest, it seems a method whose implementation has been started but never completed in a proper way) (please, consider jmarkmurphy's accepted answer).
The Documentation doesn't explain anything about the method itself (it just reports the signature, and nothing more), and that's suspect.
Watching at the XWPFDocument's class code:
public void createTOC() {
    CTSdtBlock block = getDocument().getBody().addNewSdt();
    TOC toc = new TOC(block);
    for (XWPFParagraph par : this.paragraphs) {
        String parStyle = par.getStyle();
        if ((parStyle != null) && (parStyle.startsWith("Heading"))) try {
            int level = Integer.valueOf(parStyle.substring("Heading".length())).intValue();
            toc.addRow(level, par.getText(), 1, "112723803");
        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Apache POI searches for paragraphs having style named "HeadingX", with X being a number. So, my variable strStyleId should have been valorized as Heading1, as an example. But this doesn't solved the problem. In fact, createTOC() always passes 1 as the page number to the addRow() method, that always sets the page as 1, this way. It does absolutely nothing in order to get that dinamically.
That's the final, unuseful result (as you can see, it's also a "fake" TOC, and not the one that you can create via Microsoft Word using the red-squared button in the question):

So, page numbers for a Word document cannot be retrieved dinamically (as I read in other posts), and even Apache POI seems unable to do that, sadly.

A: The XWPF classes as you have seen are a work in progress, with no real overarching architecture. That will change over time as we work on it, but in the mean time you can try to add a simple TOC field to a paragraph in this way.
XWPFParagraph p;
...
// get or create your paragraph
....
CTP ctP = p.getCTP();
CTSimpleField toc = ctP.addNewFldSimple();
toc.setInstr("TOC \\h");
toc.setDirty(STOnOff.TRUE);

This will create a Table of contents with hyperlinks to the pages, it should be recalculated when Word opens it, and the table of contents will be based on predefined HeaderX styles.

A: toc.setInstr("TOC \\h");

h switch has to be used with '\', not '/', because it works correctly only with '\'. More details about using TOC switches: Use Word's TOC field to fine-tune your table of contents

A: Recently I had had the same problem, but I wanted to add a ToC with depth=2 (exclude heading 3). I've created a copy and added the ToC manually in the Word document and rename both from .docx to .zip.
Inside each zip document, there's an XML file located in document.zip/word/document.xml. This document is the document content.
I've compared both XML files and found that Word added the following value when you add a ToC:
<w:fldSimple w:instr="TOC \o "1-2" \h \z \u"/>

I've updated my code using this:
CTP ctP = paragraph.getCTP();
CTSimpleField toc = ctP.addNewFldSimple();
toc.setInstr("TOC \\o \"1-2\" \\h \\z \\u");
toc.setDirty(STOnOff.ON);

When you open the document, Word will ask you to update the references and the ToC becomes perfect. Since I want the generation process fully automated I'm still working on that part.

A: If someone still looking for the answer, i followed the suggestion provided by @jmarkmurphy.
Below is the working code
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.math.BigInteger;

import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.BreakType;
import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFDocument;
import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFParagraph;
import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFRun;
import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFStyle;
import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFStyles;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTDecimalNumber;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTOnOff;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTP;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTPPr;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTSettings;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTSimpleField;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTString;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTStyle;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.STOnOff;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.STStyleType;

public class ApachePOIWordTOCDemo {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

    XWPFDocument doc = new XWPFDocument();

    doc.createTOC();
    addCustomHeadingStyle(doc, "heading 1", 1);
    addCustomHeadingStyle(doc, "heading 2", 2);
    addCustomHeadingStyle(doc, "heading 3", 3);

    // the body content
    XWPFParagraph paragraph = doc.createParagraph();

    CTP ctP = paragraph.getCTP();
    CTSimpleField toc = ctP.addNewFldSimple();
    toc.setInstr("TOC \\h");
    toc.setDirty(true);

    XWPFRun run = paragraph.createRun();

    paragraph = doc.createParagraph();
    run = paragraph.createRun();
    run.setText("Heading 1");
    paragraph.setStyle("heading 1");

    paragraph = doc.createParagraph();
    run = paragraph.createRun();
    run.addBreak(BreakType.PAGE);
    run.setText("Heading 2");
    paragraph.setStyle("heading 2");

    paragraph = doc.createParagraph();
    run = paragraph.createRun();
    run.addBreak(BreakType.PAGE);
    run.setText("Heading 3");
    paragraph.setStyle("heading 3");

    FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("createTOC.docx");
    doc.write(fos);
    }

    private static void addCustomHeadingStyle(XWPFDocument docxDocument, String strStyleId, int headingLevel) {

    CTStyle ctStyle = CTStyle.Factory.newInstance();
    ctStyle.setStyleId(strStyleId);

    CTString styleName = CTString.Factory.newInstance();
    styleName.setVal(strStyleId);
    ctStyle.setName(styleName);

    CTDecimalNumber indentNumber = CTDecimalNumber.Factory.newInstance();
    indentNumber.setVal(BigInteger.valueOf(headingLevel));

    // lower number > style is more prominent in the formats bar
    ctStyle.setUiPriority(indentNumber);

    CTOnOff onoffnull = CTOnOff.Factory.newInstance();
    ctStyle.setUnhideWhenUsed(onoffnull);

    // style shows up in the formats bar
    ctStyle.setQFormat(onoffnull);

    // style defines a heading of the given level
    CTPPrGeneral ppr = CTPPrGeneral.Factory.newInstance();
    ppr.setOutlineLvl(indentNumber);
    ctStyle.setPPr(ppr);

    XWPFStyle style = new XWPFStyle(ctStyle);

    // is a null op if already defined
    XWPFStyles styles = docxDocument.createStyles();

    style.setType(STStyleType.PARAGRAPH);
    styles.addStyle(style);

    }
}

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Q: (Angular 5) Error: Cannot find form control with name: I'm trying to edit a form and when I want to show the values to edit, using setValue I get an error "ERROR Error: Cannot find form control with name: purchases."
component.ts
ngOnInit() {
  this.form = new FormGroup({
      customer: new FormGroup({
        name: new FormControl(),
        lastname: new FormControl(),
        address: new FormControl(),
        phone: new FormControl()
      }),
      createdAt: new FormControl(),
      purchases: new FormArray([])
  });
}

my function to edit
onEdit(invoice) {
  this.form.setValue(invoice)
}

component.html

Customer

      Name: <input class="form-control" type="text" formControlName="name">
      Last Name:<input class="form-control" type="text" formControlName="lastname">
      Phone:<input class="form-control" type="text" formControlName="phone">
      Address:<input class="form-control" type="text" formControlName="address">

View in StackBlitz
values in console

A: The error is caused by calling setValue(), because it performs strict checks.
You are trying to assign an array of multiple items to FormArray having only one initial FormGroup at index 0.
Assigning value at index 1 fails, as it does not exist.
Steps to solve it:

*

*Define the form array:
purchases: new FormArray([
    new FormGroup({
        product: new FormGroup({
            categoryS: new FormControl(''),
            location: new FormControl(''),
            name: new FormControl(''),
            price: new FormControl('')
        }),
        quantity: new FormControl('')
    })
])

*Use patchValue

*Clear the form array:
while (purchasesFormArray.length) {
   purchasesFormArray.removeAt(0);
}

*Populate the form array in a loop
invoice.purchases.forEach(purchase => {
    purchasesFormArray.push(this._fb.group(purchase));
});

Fixed code is here: View in StackBlitz.


If you're Banjo Or Freakout please tell me what the second to the last song you played in Brooklyn the other night, its killin' me BUT on the other hand I found 2 amazing songs by you.
This new Forma uses these soft hypnotic synth sounds that I probably couldn't imagine living without after hearing them the first time, I love the daze it puts me in.
Bvdub never fails me, he always delivers what I want to hear and feel when I sit down and put him on.
P. S. I can't find a photo credit for this photo of James Dean playing Ping Pong.
Deupree + Bvdub .. Browser Pong Teen Daze+Au Palais..
Great! Since I work a lot on the weekends, I love when you do weekend posts. Thanks!
Great selections .. I've had that new Forma on repeat for the last few days. Such a good tune to drift away to.
That BVDUB track is f**king immense.


Somehow, some bloke has found a way to hijack people's eBay accounts to sell this Caligraph typewriter. I've seen it appear nearly a dozen times. The key to this scam is to persuade people to e-mail the "seller" and complete the transaction outside eBay. I hope it goes without saying that you shouldn't, as you forfeit entirely eBay's comprehensive buyer protection plan.
Our records show that you recently contacted or received messages from through eBay's messaging system. An unauthorized third party may have compromised this member's account security by accessing the account.
We've taken action to restore this account to its original owner. Take extra caution with any communication you may have received from the compromised account. We are unaware of any problems with your own account. We sent this message only as a precaution. If you have received any messages from that seem suspicious, please feel free to forward them to us at spoof@ebay.com for review.
Fortunately, the scammer uses the same photo each time. Also, he (or she) posts his (or her) e-mail as a jpeg file to circumvent eBay's security.
A legitimate Caligraph No. 1 auction did pull nearly $3,500 lately, so a $2,000 offer from the rouge seller might be tempting, but you might as well buy a pack of gum.
Oh, Brother! De Luxe sells for $620!
Yeah, this guy has been doing the rounds for a while now. Easily a year, probably more than two. I wonder how he is hijacking other people's ebay accounts. Previously he just created fake accounts, that were easy to spot by the lack of feedback items. Sometimes he'd buy a heap of cheap things from his other fake accounts to get up feedback. But that also was easy to spot.
The lengths a scammer goes to eke out profit.


The Painted Rock Orca Window Giveaway for August 2018 is here. To win this beautiful rock painted by Jaclyn Schaer,all you have to do is become a subscriber to the Rock Painting Ideas newsletter and live in the United States or Canada.
"Orca Window" will be given away on September 1st, 2018. Every month from now on, all eligible subscribers will be entered to win the rock of the month. One winner will receive this gorgeous rock.
This rock is simply stunning, from the orcas frolicking in the water to the detail around the window. It's one of those rocks that is so beautiful, you'll be looking at it all the time.
You can look Jaclyn's beautiful artwork on her Facebook Page called Schaer Talents.
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I remember going whale watching on August 9, 2015 and being in the middle of 3 Orca whale pods. There were about 24 of them frolicking all around us, absolutely amazing! For me, this is a special painted rock indeed.


Anyways the level guides on the front page helped me out a lot on a few, are there any similar guides for the expansion levels?
I'm stuck on the advanced volcano ones.
I was able to get through most of the expansion maps with a simple all light tanks strategy with ease.


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The Women of Substance is a registered Non-Profit Organization which provides support for victims of domestic violence and abuse and facilitates education and awareness programs/events for targeted and the general population on domestic violence.
Our Organization's mission is to create community and self-awareness and assist victims of domestic violence and abuse while working with all stakeholders to prevent, reduce and ultimately eliminate all forms of violence.
The organization hosts a bimonthly "Sit and Chat" event which was started on October 2nd 2016 and allows victims of domestic violence to meet and share experiences in confidence and obtain counselling, valued advice and guidance as to the matters affecting them.
It also facilitates education on domestic violence. The organization has a core of volunteer support persons in the persona of pastors, counselors, nurses, psychologists, survivors/over comers.
The Organization launched the "Sit and Chat" Trinidad chapter on February 26th 2018.
Women of Substance has partnered and collaborated with many entities/organizations in Trinidad and Tobago namely, the Tobago Regional Health Authority, Tobago House of Assembly Health and Family Services Unit, Citizen Security Program, MIC Institute of Technology, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Tobago House of Assembly OJT Unit, Tobago House of Assembly Information Department, Roxborough Secondary School, Signal Hill Secondary School and Tobago Channel 5.
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Women of Substance President and Founder Ms Onika Mars with the Attorney General of Trinidad & Tobago The Honourable Faris Al-Rawi


Reut is a 2009 Graduate of the Visual Communications Design Department of Holon Institute of Technology. Those drawing are taken from her graduation project which was a short animation film. The film describes a fantasy world as a way of coping with the loss of her uncle who was killed in an aircraft crash. You should definitely watch the movie here.


To reach the North Twin trailhead take NH Rt 302 to Haystack Rd (FR 304) along the Little River. The trail runs 4.3 miles to the summit which is wooded, but some ledges afford nice views. The summit can also be reached by the North Twin Spur trail from the summit of South Twin.
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The benefits of using fiberglass in boat construction.
The use of fiberglass has many benefits to the boat builder. Fiberglass withstands harsh marine environments with ease. It is impervious to the corrosion and rot that frequently destroy wooden and metal boats. When finished properly, fiberglass is unharmed by intense sunlight and the temperatures of tropical environments.
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Hall began his academic career intending to study for the ministry, but switched to philosophy and then to psychology. His early research used specially formulated questionnaires to study child development and concluded that mental growth proceeded in an evolutionary manner roughly analogous to the course of biological evolution proposed by Charles Darwin. Hall integrated modern psychology into the most advanced currents of scientific thought of his age, successfully incorporating into his work both Darwin and Freud.


YouTube is working on choose-your-own-adventure-style shows, and hopes the new format will boost ad sales and viewership figures.
The streaming giant made waves over the holidays by launching an interactive episode of Black Mirror called Bandersnatch, and has since unveiled another interactive series called You vs. Wild -- which asks viewers to guide seasoned survivalist Bear Grylls through a series of dangerous situations.
In terms of YouTube's own ambitions, Bloomblerg reports that a new business unit led by Ben Relles -- who'd previously been charged with creating unscripted programs -- will oversee the development of the company's new interactive shows.
Relles' first task will be to assess the best ways to engage viewers in "multilayered and interactive stories," which is a problem Netflix solved using a custom script-writing tool called Branch Manager.


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More than Just Hardcore
Written by: Terry Funk, Scott E. Williams (contributor)
Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
He's been a fixture in professional wrestling for five decades. He helped introduce a hardcore wrestling style that you see in the WWE and Japan today. He's made his mark in Hollywood. He's Terry Funk, and this is his story. In this captivating look at the life of a living legend, Funk opens up about growing up in a wrestling family, working with various entertainment companies (including the ECW, WWE, and WWF), and so much more.
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The Al Davis Story
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Revealing how an obscure young assistant coach, in less than a decade, progressed to become a head coach, general manager, league commissioner, and controlling partner of the Oakland Raiders franchise, this biography pays tribute to the late Al Davis. Contrary to Davis's notoriously quirky and reclusive reputation, this account is based on the inside scoop he personally gave the author, lending his full cooperation to relate the account of his life and career.
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My Life with Baseball's Most Confounding Pitch
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At forty-four years old, Tim Wakefield is the longest-serving member of one of baseball's most popular franchises. He is close to eclipsing the winning records of two of the greatest pitchers to have played the game, yet few realize the full measure of his success. That his career can be characterized by such words as dependability and consistency defies all odds because he has achieved this with baseball's most mercurial weapon—the knuckleball.
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE PRIMARY MONTESSORI CLASSROOM 2 Abstract The purpose of this research was to find out if implementing technology that parallels the Montessori language sequence would increase student engagement with literacy work. Would an increase in student interest facilitate the potential for them to meet the expected goals for alphabetic knowledge? This study was conducted in a primary Montessori classroom consisting of four year-old students identified as being "at risk" for school readiness. Prior to beginning the project, observations of student work with the language materials was conducted to create a log of lessons completed by each student. An assessment of student knowledge of upper and lower case letter names and sounds was also completed. Daily activities to increase phonological awareness were implemented by utilizing the classroom Smart Board and iPad over a six week period. Post assessments revealed an increase in language lessons completed each day and an increase in knowledge of letter names and sounds by most students.


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Q: Array available in nested functions, but not on the same level? I am facing this weird issue where the content of my array variable is available in nested functions, but not on the same level where it was declared?
  const add_opted_out = (req, res) => {
          var opted_out = new Array()
          axios.get(url).then((res) => {
            parseString(res.data, (err, result) => {
            opted_out.push('a')
            // prints members
            console.log(opted_out)
            })
          }).catch((err) => {
            console.log(`error occured: ${err}`)
          })
          // prints nothing
          console.log(opted_out)

Why is this behaviour?

A: The code to populate opted_out is asynchronous. Your console.log that prints nothing actually executes BEFORE opted_out is populated.
Your function within the .then call is executed when the server responds to your request.


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Rep Mark Pocan is here on DACA. David Helvarg, Journalist/Author & President-Blue Frontier Campaign on what went right with Harvey, what didn't, and why (Plus, Irma...how bad could it be.) & Professor Christian Parenti - We Fail - The effects of climate change are already upon us. Here's what the 2020s and 2030s will look like if we fail to change things.


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You might not know the name 'Alec Benjamin' yet, but we have a sneaking suspicion that his label Warner Music will be doing everything within their power to ensure that you do.
See, his breakout single 'Let Me Down Slowly', which dropped at the end of May, went viral. It blasted through more than two million streams worldwide in just its first week.
But this success didn't just happen overnight.
It's the result of years of persistence, hard work and dedication, perhaps sprinkled with a little bit of luck.
Alec built a name for himself by flying to Europe and performing in car parks following concerts by the likes of Shawn Mendes and our own Troye Sivan.
"I think for a while people told me that I shouldn't do it because it was a bad idea," Alec reveals.
"I think I worried way too much about what people thought. And I should have worried more about how much of a commitment it would be to go and sing in the parking lots, but once I was doing it… I love singing.
We mention to him that it feels as though his career has been entirely of his own making. Though he tells us that's certainly not the case.
"I've definitely had a lot of help from a lot of different people and have learned a lot from different songwriters and different people in the industry. You can never do anything completely by yourself.
His songwriting, performance and upward social trajectory got him noticed by the team at Atlantic Records in the US, who inked a deal with him. But he's giving props to one person in particular who had a hand in helping to bring the deal about.
Though he's well on his way to being a star, he'll be one of the most reluctant.
His local label Warner tells us he's not exactly comfortable being in front of the camera.
"I wouldn't consider myself a pop star. I have a long way to go," Alec admits. "But to be honest, that's the source of a lot of anxiety for me. And not something that I've figured out yet.
"I have a love/hate relationship with it, because I love being in contact with people who care about my music and want to support me and for that I'm very grateful. But I don't really love taking pictures of myself and posting them all the time. And I have OCD too, so I just overthink everything.
To that end, we ask him how he'll cope with all the attention if global superstardom beckons.
"I'll do whatever I have to do," he reveals. "And I'm really grateful for the opportunities I get to express myself, so if people care enough to follow me on Instagram and they want to see me posting pictures of me eating soup, then I'm going to do what I've got to do. Because at the end of the day, I appreciate that people care enough to want to see me eating soup.
Released at the end of May, Alec's single 'Let Me Down Slowly' took off in the digital sphere, blasting through more than two million streams within seven days of its release. It was a song with a special meaning.
"I'd never really written a love song before, but then I had a girlfriend and that's what inspired it," he reveals. "And it was one particular moment where she was staying over at my place and she got up and left. I think she thought I was asleep, but I wasn't asleep.
We ask if she was leaving permanently.
Alec quickly followed that song up with the deeply personal 'Boy In The Bubble'.
"I had some things that happened when I was younger. I never was in a crazy fight or anything like that, but I always just think… It's interesting for me, because it's a conflict of not wanting to give in to people who are being mean to you. And you don't have to love them, but sometimes it's interesting to see where they're coming from.
With those two singles in the bag and rumour of an Australian visit in the next few months, we ask how far advanced plans for an album may be.
With such a huge barrage of songs coming at us, media commitments and continued work in the songwriting department, we finish by asking Alec whether he gets to squeeze in any down time.
Alec Benjamin's singles 'Let Me Down Slowly' and 'The Boy In The Bubble' are available at all digital service providers now.


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LANDSKER SINGERS
Junior Landsker and Little Landskers
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Shirley receives British Empire Medal
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Shirley Williams, from Camrose, has received the British Empire Medal for services to music, the community in west Wales and charitable services.
"I found out in November I'd been nominated," she said. "I was thrilled to bits I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it. I have no idea who nominated me; it's been very cloak and dagger."
Mrs Williams is well-known as the co-founder and musical director of the Landsker Singers, which now consists of two mixed junior choirs and a four part adult choir.
Born in Pembrokeshire Mrs Williams trained at Cardiff, now the Royal College of Music and Drama, and as a chorister, both with the Cardiff Polyphonic and the BBC Welsh Chorus, before returning to her home county.
She has performed as a soloist with many local and national choirs and has dedicated her time and energy to nurturing a love of music in both adults and young people in Pembrokeshire.
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The treaty of allied relations between Russia and Uzbekistan signed by Vladimir Putin and Islam Karimov has not become a sensation. For the past few months the two countries have been slowly inching towards the alliance. At the same time, conflicts have flared up between Uzbekistan and the West: the Andijan events were only their high point. The West is bitterly criticizing Tashkent for human rights violations. What is more important for Russia, however, is a pragmatic partnership with a country that was only recently part of the U.S.S.R.
Now Uzbekistan has become not just Russia's CIS partner (like Ukraine or Georgia), but its ally. This development reinforces Russian positions in Central Asia. It may be recalled that Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are already members of the pro-Russian Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The only exception is Turkmenistan, which is deliberately pursuing an autarchic policy. According to Karimov, "Russia's presence can never be challenged by anyone here." During his Moscow visit, the Uzbek president stressed that his country was also eager and willing to cooperate with the CSTO. It is not ruled out that the allied relations between Moscow and Tashkent may be further institutionalized.
Two more points are worth mentioning. First, the treaty allows its signatories to use each other's military facilities "for purposes of security, peace and stability" through separate treaties as well. This phrase has led some to speculate that the treaty provides for a Russian base on Uzbek territory. The reality, however, is slightly different: the question is not of a base, but of its theoretical possibility. A high-ranking Russian source said that "a Russian military base in Uzbekistan is not on the agenda." So Russia has no plans to irritate the U.S., which is pulling out of Khanabad: the Americans would bitterly resent the early appearance of a Russian military facility in Uzbekistan. On the other hand, Russia is reserving the right to do so in the future.
Secondly, before leaving Moscow, Karimov drew attention to the fact that the treaty provides for mutual assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties. According to Karimov, all interference attempts against Uzbekistan in any interpretation will be viewed in the same context as similar actions against Russia. "It follows from this that certain parties will have to draw their conclusions from a new set of realities. Whenever they threaten us, they will be doing so against Russia. And I reckon our people understand the significance of this," said the Uzbek president.
Actually, such provisions are a regular feature of any inter-state document on a military alliance - otherwise it would be a non-binding declaration of intent. Mutual resistance will be put up against any authenticated external act of aggression. Suppression of domestic disturbances is the prerogative of each country separately. Therefore, it does not follow from the text of the treaty that Russia may get drawn into a conflict like in Afghanistan. Of course, this does not preclude the exchange of information about drug traffickers and Islamic radicals threatening both states.
Such an "advanced" treaty obviously has a special role to fulfill: it was adopted at a time when Tashkent has faced strong pressure from the West, which is increasingly stigmatizing the Karimov regime as another rogue state. A group of American Congressmen has demanded sanctions against Uzbekistan and for Islam Karimov to be brought to trial at the International Criminal Court. EU governments have prohibited arms supplies to Uzbekistan and clamped a one-year ban on visas to 12 members of the Uzbek authorities.
So the best option for Tashkent is to look for friendship with Moscow, which is vital for Karimov. Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, can veto any resolution imposing sanctions against Uzbekistan. As for the West's negative reaction, Russia does not consider it a big problem. First, the time when the country depended on Western credits is gone never to return. Second, more substantial reasons exist for "a showdown" (for example, a presidential ballot in Belarus next year). Finally (and most importantly), the Western philosophy is nothing if not pragmatic, and gas cooperation means to many European politicians more than events in Central Asia so far removed from Berlin or Paris.


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Brown & Brown Enters Workers' Comp Niche
The Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance broker said the two firms, with reported annual revenues of approximately $5.6 million, are providers of Medicare Secondary Payer statute compliance-related ser
By Staff Writer | Updated on April 24, 2006
NuQuest Resources Inc. and Bridge Point Inc. of Longwood, Fla., were acquired by Brown & Brown Inc., which said the purchase will allow it to service a workers' compensation insurance niche.
The Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance broker said the two firms, with reported annual revenues of approximately $5.6 million, are providers of Medicare Secondary Payer statute compliance-related services.