Anyone have a Tomb Raider Tattoo ???
TLR *Nitro* key & Macintosh?
Any news on Tomb Raider 7?
AoD is NOT a bad game! it is GOOD!
Is there a way to turn of the glows from LIGHTS?
Tomb Raider 7, What do you want it to include?
Sprint key for Tomb Raider 1 Gold on PC?
TRIV Statistics in the Mac version?
For once and for all: Where can I find the VERY BEST Tomb Raider-custom games?
Where can I get a manual for the game?
Tomb Raider: Chronicles - serious XP problems!! Please help! Thank you!!
Why is no one answering me?
controls option not shown on game?
help, please! where are fixes?
has anyone seen this glitch yet??
'Wrath of the Beast' help!
I've the 4 crystals, and beaten the traps, but how do I open the door?
Stuck in the end of level 15 - The Hall of Seasons, with the ghost! Please Help!
Anyone got the MAC version yet?
Can someone please explain to me how to do this?
American level in Tomb Raider II gold?
Which heroine is more dangerous?
Have the controls for close combat been cleared yet?
Angel of Darkness Music Video!
why are the controls so hard to use?
Why do you like Tomb raider?
When is Tomb Raider 7 "Official" ?
Will Tomb Raider surivive a creator move?
Sorry, but I'm fresh out of patience.
What outfit(s) should Lara wear in her next game?
shud Kurtis live, or die...or just at least stay alive for Lara(but dun control him)?
Can I set the view to first person in TRAOD?
Why did I get an error message when I tried to leave "Tomb of Ancients"
An unreachable "Health Bandages" in the "Tomb of Ancients".
How do I spend money?
How does Lara do it??? I CAN'T!
Ack!! Someone help, please! "Pizza Cheat"?!
will PS2 controller work on PC tombraider?
Which System Do You Play The Tomb Raider Games On?
What they(Core) are waiting for???
Hey! Im Stuck in the Serpent Rounge!?
What Tomb Raider Game Do You Think Is The Hardest And Why?
Im stuck in the GraveYard!!!!
Boaz Done In At Last!!!!
how can I use the pistol ?
Tomb Raider Bugs! Loads of 'em here!
Does ne1 know about TR7?
can lara look around in AOD (PC)??


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Discovery Channel personality Mike Rowe joined Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign in Ohio on Wednesday but during at least one campaign speech in Bedford, the "Dirty Jobs" host didn't even bother to utter the candidate's name.
Rowe said that he had written the letter to Romney because Americans were not paying enough attention to skilled workers who do the type of jobs that others avoid.
A Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll released on Wednesday found that President Barack Obama led Romney by 10 points in Ohio among those who said they were definitely going to vote. The state is critical for Romney because no Republican has ever won the presidency without also winning Ohio.
Watch this video from CNN, broadcast Sept. 26, 2012.


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Hot Weather Policy & Safety Tips
The risk of heat related illness from vigorous sports activity increases with the temperature. The body generates heat which cannot be dissipated readily when the ambient temperature exceeds 85 degrees F, depending upon the humidity. Hot weather is considered at any point where the Heat Index reaches or exceeds 90. Coaches should follow the following procedures based on conditions:
Heat Index up to 89°: Normal Play. Regular hydration patterns
Heat index of 90°- 95°: Mandatory water breaks every 25 minutes.
Heat index of 96°-102°: Mandatory water breaks every 15 minutes.
Heat index over 103° (at start of training): All outside activity cancelled
Encourage players to drink plenty of water before, during, and after practice. Water makes up to 65 percent of a youth player's body weight, and losing even a small amount of water can cause severe consequences in the body's systems. It doesn't have to be hot and humid for players to become dehydrated, nor is thirst an accurate indicator. Usually by the time players are aware of their thirst they are long overdue for a drink.
Acclimatize players to exercising in high heat and humidity. Players can adjust to high heat and humidity in 7-10 days. During the period, hold practices at low to moderate levels of activity and give the players fluid breaks every 20 minutes
Identify and monitor players who are prone to heat illness. These include players who are overweight, muscular, out of shape, and who work very hard. Those that have experienced previous heat illness are more prone to getting heat illness as well. Keep an eye on these children and give them drink breaks every 15 minutes. For very young players, such as the U6 group, give even more breaks.
Make sure players replace fluids lost through sweat. Encourage players to drink 2-3 hours before practices or games and every 20 minutes during and after practice. Fluids such as water and sports drinks are preferable during games and practices. For younger athletes, it's better to use water instead of sports drinks.
Replenish electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, which are lost through sweat. The best way to replace these nutrients in addition to others such as carbohydrate and protein is by eating a balanced diet.
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type40 - Doctor Who news and views: TOBY WHITHOUSE TO REPLACE THE MOFF?
Being Human creator, Toby Whithouse, has denied the reports that he will take over from Steven Moffat as Doctor Who showrunner.
Speaking to SFX magazine, Whithouse said: "I have heard the rumours. I've been hearing them for years now... In terms of my future on Doctor Who, this kind of speculation only takes places in the heads of the fans. I'm going to be busy doing The Game [BBC One spy drama] for however long that lasts and I think Steven is doing incredible work on Doctor Who and I'd much rather he stay there."
Although this sounds like Whithouse most definitely will not be taking over the reigns, he did go on to say that he would be interested in the position.
"Whether or not it's something the BBC is considering, I genuinely have no idea. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't intrigued by the idea, but also it would be terrifying. It's definitely something I'd be really tempted by."
Whithouse's Being Human came to an end after its fifth series and was hugely popular on BBC Three. Personally, we feel that Whithouse would be a good fit for Doctor Who, what do you think? Let us know in the comments below.


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Paper-based office supplies 'may not disappear'
By	Paperstone	on	August 9, 2007	in	Office Supplies
Despite the growing popularity of technological communication, Paper office supplies are still popular, it has been a claimed.
An article in the Yorkshire Post describes how the use of hi-tech communication such as mobiles, email, texts and instant messaging is growing; however, it also points out that this increase has not led to traditional office supplies becoming superfluous.
It cites research from Mintel which states that UK sales of office supplies such as pens and stationery are expected to rise from £527 million in 2005 to £605 million by 2011.
"So, rather than becoming outdated, letter-writing is simply another way of communicating," it claims.
Dr Margaretta Jolly, senior English lecturer at Exeter University, told the publication that methods of communication are changing quickly with the introduction of personal gadgets – and it may be that work communication has also changed as office machines have evolved.
In other office products news, Kwik-Fit Insurance recently said that it would provide specially-designed office supplies and tools for all left-handed employees in order to celebrate National Left Hander's Day next week.
At Paperstone we can supply your firm with a wide selection of office supplies.


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overnights May 14, 2017
Silicon Valley Recap: Hot Dog or Not Hot Dog?
By Odie Henderson
Teambuilding Exercise
Editor's Rating 4 stars ****
Jimmy O. Yang as Jian-Yang, T. J. Miller as Erlich. Photo: John P. Johnson/HBO
Some people like doing things the hard way. I have a techie friend with an uncanny ability to turn the simplest activities into jaw-dropping exercises in unnecessary complexity. The obvious solution always eluded him; it was just how his brain worked. Since he was a master of examining and processing extremely complicated technical issues, I guess he saw life as just another of those difficult issues to be solved. But life is a lot simpler than anything a computer can throw at you.
Richard reminds me of my pal. Just look at how he attempts to get the patent for Peter Gregory's work. Gavin has just been fired from the company he co-founded, and Richard shows up at his mansion at 3 a.m. with a contract. Gavin answers the door, revealing that he's destroyed everything in his house. "Mind the glass," he tells Richard as they walk over the carnage. Now, a normal person would have said, "Why don't I just come back tomorrow?" But this is single-minded Richard we're talking about here. He won't even leave when Gavin blames him for destroying his career. "My legacy is in ashes!" Gavin says, quoting The Wall Street Journal.
Richard presses on, much to Gavin's dismay. "You're a mean person, Richard!" he yells. "You're a bad guy!" I was shocked to feel a bit of sympathy for Gavin, so kudos to Matt Ross. Before tearing up Richard's contract, Gavin says, "I should let you have a crack at it just to see you fail!" Richard pounces on this momentary return of his rival's vengeful side. On a giant photo of Gavin, Richard sketches some graphs and numbers to show how the peer-to-peer Internet will work. "This would, over time, render every Hooli server obsolete," Richard says. "And make Jack Barker shit himself." For this reason alone, Gavin becomes Richard's partner in Pied Piper: The Next Generation.
Back at Hacker Hostel, Monica, Erlich and Dinesh eagerly await the SeeFood demo. Dinesh has done a great user interface for it, and Jian-Yang has written the image-recognition algorithm. Everyone rejoices when SeeFood correctly identifies a hot dog. Their joy is short-lived, however, because SeeFood only has two responses to the food it sees: "hot dog" and "not hot dog." To soften Monica's freak-out — her job hinges on the success of this app — Dinesh explains that Jian-Yang's core algorithm is solid and can work if it's better trained. Unfortunately, that requires showing the algorithm pictures of every single food in the known universe.
Jian-Yang balks at doing grunt work, but Erlich tells him they still have $150,000 of Raviga's money to burn through, not including the cash he's set aside for the palapa he's building. Until the money runs out, Jian-Yang is on the hook for the education of SeeFood. Jian-Yang rectifies this by spending Raviga's money on a bright-yellow Corvette. You might consider this an "easy way of doing things" idea. Hold that thought, because Erlich will make a case for this Corvette's hard-way status later.
Dinesh's hacker girlfriend, Mia, has a front-row seat for the Jian-Yang/Erlich scandal, even though she's not physically present. She texts a good-luck message to Dinesh before the demo, which is odd because he made no mention of it. This raises Gilfoyle's paranoia. "Did you tell her what router we use?" he asks Dinesh. Dinesh says she was complimentary of Gilfoyle's choice. With this knowledge, and whatever information she gleaned from Dinesh's phone, Mia could have full access to Hacker Hostel's network. "You have to assume she's everywhere!" Gilfoyle warns. He disables the Wi-Fi and puts the network on wired connections.
While we wait for Mia's eventual bombshell, Richard drops his own. He tells everyone that he's gone into business with Gavin. "Oh God, Richard! No!" pleads Jared. "When you don the skin of the beast, the man within dies!" If anyone knows what working with Gavin is like, it's Jared. The former Donald Dunn was Gavin's assistant before Richard stole him away for Pied Piper. The last thing Jared wants is to work for his former tormentor, a sentiment echoed by the rest of the team. Richard tells them that he understands their feelings, which is why he's not asking anyone to join him at PP:TNG. Instead, he'll be hiring people with the help of that scourge of the I.T. profession, the recruiter.
Nobody's happy about this new deal initially, but Erlich changes his mind when he realizes that, with Gavin's bottomless pockets financing Richard's dream, Erlich's 5 percent stake could buy 1,000 palapas. Hell, it could buy him a dozen Bachmanity Insanities too! "Okay, so we're fine here!" Erlich says triumphantly while everyone else complains.
Jared also comes around when his desire to serve Richard morphs into a fierce Mama Bear protectiveness. After seeing Richard interview Bret Saxby, a dorky former Hooli engineer whom Jared describes as "both tardy and fresh," Jared realizes the recruiter has sent too many of Gavin's right-hand men to interview. Richard needs an unpredictable barrier between him and Gavin's old crew, and Jared aims to be that barrier. He offers to stab, shoot, and murder any enemies with his bare hands if necessary. While Jared remains Silicon Valley's most empathetic creature, Zach Woods plays him like a ticking time bomb. A few episodes back, Jared told us he was adept at taking the shape of whatever shoe crushed him. I get the feeling the next shoe is going to push him over the edge.
As if his security mistakes with Mia weren't enough to troll Gilfoyle, Dinesh also mocks how concerned his frenemy seems to be with Richard's candidates. None of them is worthy of Gilfoyle's approval. Dinesh teases that Gilfoyle really wants a job with Richard, and he's right. Gilfoyle marks up Richard's candidate list with profane comments, but Jared notices something odd about the insults. "Gilfoyle's insults are normally well-crafted, almost poetic," he notes. These are just pathetic. Jared explains that this is Gilfoyle taking the hard way of expressing his desire to work for Richard. "So, should I beg him?" Richard asks. Jared suggests something a tad more minor. After Richard puts a James Brown–worthy number of "pleases" into his request for Gilfoyle to join PP:TNG, Gilfoyle rejects the offer … for about 5 minutes.
Dinesh is the only person who rejects PP:TNG, but before I get to his new job, let's check in on Professor Big Head's Stanford class. It's more of a film class, with a curriculum that included "the Facebook movie, A.I., The Net, and half of Tron." After I bitched about Big Head not including Sneakers in his list, I remembered that The Net featured a scene where an "anonymous" source represented by an emoticon in Sandy Bullock's chatroom is easily discovered by the film's killers. They go to the apartment complex where he's living, and they ring the bell that has his emoticon next to it. So much for anonymity!
Big Head's students are a lot smarter than this. When Erlich shows up in class to berate Big Head and to assign scraping the internet for food pictures for SeeFood, the kids instead do research on Erlich himself. They not only discover the real reason for this homework assignment, they also hook up with the Coleman venture capitalist Erlich screwed over. Their version of the SeeFood app will easily beat Jian-Yang's to market. And where did these students get such an idea? "It's exactly what Mark Zuckerberg did to the Winkelvii in that movie Professor Bighetti had us watch," one student admits. "And he was the hero of that movie." Once again, Big Head's incompetence doesn't hinder his catlike ability to always land on his feet.
Erlich's incompetence is another story. In a fit of rage, he takes a dick pic with the SeeFood app on Jian-Yang's phone. "See, it says hot dog!" he yells as SeeFood misidentifies Erlich's wang. "It doesn't even work!" Jian-Yang tells Erlich he has interviews at Airbnb and Periscope, so he's done with the SeeFood app. Erlich accepts Jian-Yang's resignation so long as he gives Erlich the Corvette and tells Monica why there's no app.
At Raviga, Laurie calls Monica into her office. But instead of exiting her, she tells Monica she's pleased with SeeFood's newfound success. "Jian-Yang unwittingly crafted an app for the detection of penile imagery," says Laurie. "And Periscope bought it for $4 million." Erlich's dick pic made it all possible! SeeFood is now SeeDong! Monica calls Erlich in his Corvette to tell him he could have had $500,000 had he not dissolved his partnership with Jian-Yang.
Of course, Erlich's not happy about Jian-Yang's success. Even less happy is Dinesh. His new job is at Periscope, where he'll be testing Jian-Yang's app. That means looking at dick pics all day long. "I would say 'not safe for work,'" teases Gilfoyle, "but this IS your work." Talk about doing things the hard way!


Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) fumbles the ball while tackled by Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Ware (94) and defensive tackle Jason Hatcher (97) in the third quarter at AT&T Stadium.
It was a performance almost no one saw coming. And it nearly lifted the Cowboys to a playoff berth.
No, it wasn't the play of backup quarterback Kyle Orton, who played admirably subbing for the injured Tony Romo.
It was the play of the much-maligned Dallas defense that actually gave the Cowboys a chance Sunday against the Eagles.
While some were predicting the Eagles would score on every possession, it was the Dallas offense that came up short in the Cowboys' 24-22 loss.
The defense came up with critical stops, especially in the second half, to keep the Cowboys in contention.
None was bigger than the three-and-out the Dallas defense forced to get the ball back with 1:49 left. All the Cowboys needed was to get into Dan Bailey's field goal range for a shot to win, but Orton was intercepted on the next play.
"I thought our defense stepped up big time and time again," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "A big story in this ballgame is going to be the turnovers. Early on, the two turnovers led to 10 points for them, and obviously the last turnover snuffed out an opportunity for us to go kick the game-winner."
The offense's woes started early. A promising drive to open the game came to a crashing halt with a DeMarco Murray fumble – his first of the season.
That led to an Eagles field goal. Philadelphia scored a touchdown later in the first half two plays after Orton's first interception. The Eagles took a 17-10 lead into intermission.
As 91,166 settled in for the start of second half, a strange thing happened: the Eagles went three-and-out again.
The Cowboys converted their good fortune into a field goal, then got another three points when the heretofore silent defensive front made some noise.
Jason Hatcher crashed through to sack Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, who fumbled. DeMarcus Ware, who hasn't made a significant play in ages, came up with the recovery.
Suddenly, the Cowboys trailed by one, 17-16, because suddenly they rediscovered their pass rush.
The Cowboys sacked Foles five times and got him out of his rhythm for several stretches in the second half. The pressure on Foles no doubt aided in holding Eagles wideout DeSean Jackson to a mere three catches for 28 yards and no touchdowns.
After drawing within a point, the Cowboys forced another three-and-out. The Cowboys then came up with the biggest stop of the game by stuffing Foles on a sneak on fourth-and-goal from the one.
The Eagles did the Cowboys a favor by not giving the ball to LeSean McCoy, their other big weapon, on the goal line. McCoy gained 131 yards on 27 carries, and was particularly effective on a pounding drive in the fourth quarter to put Philadelphia up by eight.
But until then, it was the Dallas defense that had done the pounding. And that was without injured middle linebacker Sean Lee, whose absence was probably of more importance than Romo's.
It was Lee's replacement, DeVonte Holloman, who flushed Foles into taking a sack with two minutes left. That effort gave the offense the ball back and a chance to work for a potential game-winning field goal try.
"Time and time again they stepped up and made stops," Garrett said of his defense. "It's a really good offensive football team we just played, a great rushing team. I just thought they hung in there and they battled and battled and battled.
"They made some critical stops in the game, again, to give us a chance to win the thing. Unfortunately we didn't get that done."


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// Copyright 2017, Google Inc. All rights reserved.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
using Google.Api.Gax;
using Google.Cloud.Firestore.V1Beta1;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Dynamic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using static Google.Cloud.Firestore.SerializationHelpers;
using static Google.Cloud.Firestore.V1Beta1.Value.ValueTypeOneofCase;
using BclType = System.Type;

namespace Google.Cloud.Firestore
{
    // TODO: A lot of optimization of this and ValueSerializer, *after* writing comprehensive benchmarks.
    // We may be able to avoid a lot of boxing by a combination of making methods generic and building
    // delegates for serialization/deserialization of specific types using expression trees. The initial
    // aim is just to work out the functionality required, and optimize later.

    /// <summary>
    /// Provides conversions from Firestore Value protos to .NET types.
    /// </summary>
    internal sealed class ValueDeserializer
    {
        // The BCL type we create when deserializing map values and when our target type is
        // just IDictionary<string, object> or object.
        private readonly BclType _defaultMapType;

        /// <summary>
        /// A deserializer that uses ExpandoObject for maps when no type is specified.
        /// </summary>
        internal static ValueDeserializer Expando { get; } = new ValueDeserializer(typeof(ExpandoObject));

        /// <summary>
        /// A deserializer that uses Dictionary for maps when no type is specified.
        /// </summary>
        internal static ValueDeserializer Dictionary { get; } = new ValueDeserializer(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>));

        /// <summary>
        /// The default deserializer - currently <see cref="Dictionary"/>.
        /// </summary>
        internal static ValueDeserializer Default => Dictionary;

        private ValueDeserializer(BclType defaultMapType) => _defaultMapType = defaultMapType;

        /// <summary>
        /// Deserializes from a Firestore Value proto to a .NET type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="db">The database to use when deserializing DocumentReferences. Must not be null.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value to deserialize. Must not be null.</param>
        /// <param name="targetType">The target type. The method tries to convert to this type. If the type is
        /// object, it uses the default representation of the value.</param>
        /// <returns>The deserialized value</returns>
        internal object Deserialize(FirestoreDb db, Value value, BclType targetType)
        {
            GaxPreconditions.CheckNotNull(db, nameof(db));
            GaxPreconditions.CheckNotNull(value, nameof(value));

            // If we're asked for a Value, just provide it directly, even for null values.
            // FIXME: Should we clone?
            if (targetType == typeof(Value))
            {
                return value.Clone();
            }

            checked
            {
                switch (value.ValueTypeCase)
                {
                    case BooleanValue:
                        return ConvertDefault(v => v.BooleanValue)
                            ?? NoConversion();
                    case DoubleValue:
                        // TODO: Decimal?
                        return ConvertDefault(v => v.DoubleValue)
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => (float) v.DoubleValue)
                            ?? NoConversion();
                    case GeoPointValue:
                        return ConvertDefault(v => GeoPoint.FromProto(v.GeoPointValue))
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => v.GeoPointValue.Clone())
                            ?? NoConversion();
                    case IntegerValue:
                        return ConvertDefault(v => v.IntegerValue)
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => (ulong) v.IntegerValue)
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => (int) v.IntegerValue)
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => (uint) v.IntegerValue)
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => (short) v.IntegerValue)
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => (ushort) v.IntegerValue)
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => (byte) v.IntegerValue)
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => (sbyte) v.IntegerValue)
                            ?? NoConversion();
                    case NullValue:
                        return IsNonNullableValueType(targetType) ? NoConversion() : null;
                    case StringValue:
                        return ConvertDefault(v => v.StringValue)
                            ?? NoConversion();
                    case TimestampValue:
                        return ConvertDefault(v => Timestamp.FromProto(v.TimestampValue))
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => v.TimestampValue.Clone())
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => v.TimestampValue.ToDateTime())
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => v.TimestampValue.ToDateTimeOffset())
                            ?? NoConversion();
                    case Value.ValueTypeOneofCase.ArrayValue:
                        return DeserializeArray(db, value.ArrayValue.Values, targetType);
                    case BytesValue:
                        return ConvertDefault(v => Blob.FromByteString(v.BytesValue))
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => v.BytesValue.ToByteArray())
                            // No need to clone this; ByteString is immutable
                            ?? ConvertSpecific(v => v.BytesValue)
                            ?? NoConversion();
                    case Value.ValueTypeOneofCase.MapValue:
                        return DeserializeMap(db, value.MapValue.Fields, targetType);
                    case ReferenceValue:
                        return ConvertDefault(v => db.GetDocumentReferenceFromResourceName(v.ReferenceValue))
                            ?? NoConversion();
                    default:
                        return NoConversion();
                }
            }

            // Converts the value using the converter if the target type is either object (so general)
            // or T, or T?.
            object ConvertDefault<T>(Func<Value, T> conversion) =>
                targetType == typeof(T) || Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(targetType) == typeof(T) || targetType == typeof(object)
                ? (object) conversion(value) : null;

            // Converts the value using the converter only if the target type is exactly T or T?.
            object ConvertSpecific<T>(Func<Value, T> conversion) =>
                targetType == typeof(T) || Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(targetType) == typeof(T)
                ? (object) conversion(value) : null;

            // Always throws - useful at the end of a chain of attempts.
            object NoConversion() =>
                throw new ArgumentException($"Unable to convert value type {value.ValueTypeCase} to {targetType}");
        }

        internal object DeserializeMap(FirestoreDb db, IDictionary<string, Value> values, BclType targetType)
        {
            // TODO: Support deserialization to IReadOnlyDictionary<,> as well? (It becomes somewhat awkward, for limited benefit.)
            if (targetType == typeof(object) || targetType == typeof(IDictionary<string, object>))
            {
                targetType = _defaultMapType;
            }

            // Shortcut to avoid reflection
            if (targetType == typeof(Dictionary<string, object>) || targetType == typeof(ExpandoObject))
            {
                return PopulateDictionary<object>(db, values, targetType);
            }
            if (TryGetStringDictionaryValueType(targetType, out var dictionaryElementType))
            {
                // If we've been asked to deserialize to an interface, let's just see if Dictionary<,>
                // would work, but otherwise give up.
                if (targetType.GetTypeInfo().IsInterface)
                {
                    var candidateType = typeof(Dictionary<,>).MakeGenericType(typeof(string), dictionaryElementType);
                    if (targetType.IsAssignableFrom(candidateType))
                    {
                        targetType = candidateType;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException($"Unable to deserialize map to {targetType}");
                    }
                }
                var method = typeof(ValueDeserializer).GetTypeInfo().GetMethod(nameof(PopulateDictionary), BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
                return method.MakeGenericMethod(dictionaryElementType).Invoke(this, new object[] { db, values, targetType });
            }
            if (IsFirestoreAttributedType(targetType))
            {
                var attributedType = FirestoreDataAttributedType.ForType(targetType);
                var ret = Activator.CreateInstance(targetType);

                foreach (var pair in values)
                {
                    if (attributedType.WritableProperties.TryGetValue(pair.Key, out var property))
                    {
                        var converted = Deserialize(db, pair.Value, property.PropertyType);
                        property.SetValue(ret, converted);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        switch (attributedType.UnknownPropertyHandling)
                        {
                            case UnknownPropertyHandling.Ignore:
                                break;
                            case UnknownPropertyHandling.Warn:
                                db.LogWarning($"No writable property for Firestore field {pair.Key} in type {targetType.FullName}");
                                break;
                            case UnknownPropertyHandling.Throw:
                                throw new ArgumentException($"No writable property for Firestore field {pair.Key} in type {targetType.FullName}");
                        }
                    }
                }
                return ret;
            }
            throw new ArgumentException($"Unable to deserialize map to {targetType}");
        }

        // Helper method called directly and via reflection
        private IDictionary<string, TValue> PopulateDictionary<TValue>(FirestoreDb db, IDictionary<string, Value> values, BclType targetType)
        {
            var ret = (IDictionary<string, TValue>) Activator.CreateInstance(targetType);
            foreach (var pair in values)
            {
                ret.Add(pair.Key, (TValue) Deserialize(db, pair.Value, typeof(TValue)));
            }
            return ret;
        }

        private object DeserializeArray(FirestoreDb db, IList<Value> values, BclType targetType)
        {
            // TODO: Handle typeof(IEnumerable<int>) etc.
            if (targetType == typeof(object) || targetType == typeof(IEnumerable<object>) || targetType == typeof(IList<object>))
            {
                targetType = typeof(List<object>);
            }
            if (targetType.IsArray)
            {
                var elementType = targetType.GetElementType();
                Array array = Array.CreateInstance(elementType, values.Count);
                for (int i = 0; i < values.Count; i++)
                {
                    var converted = Deserialize(db, values[i], elementType);
                    array.SetValue(converted, i);
                }
                return array;
            }
            if (typeof(IList).IsAssignableFrom(targetType))
            {
                var elementType = typeof(object);

                var interfaces = targetType.GetTypeInfo().GetInterfaces();
                var genericEnumerable = interfaces.Select(t => t.GetTypeInfo()).FirstOrDefault(iface => iface.IsGenericType && iface.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IList<>));
                if (genericEnumerable != null)
                {
                    elementType = genericEnumerable.GenericTypeArguments[0];
                }

                var list = (IList) Activator.CreateInstance(targetType);
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Терміни антирадянські партизани,  антирадянські підпільники можуть стосуватися різних рухів опору, які виступали проти Радянського Союзу і його сателітів в різні періоди протягом 20-го століття.

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Повстання Хасана Ісраїлова
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Empty headedness is something that happens to me whenever somebody attempts to engage me in a social conversation. I can get passed the initial "hello" and "how are you" but then it's like my brain just freezes and there seems to be nothing in my head, absolutely nothing. The conversation has no flow to it, it's particularly difficult if the person themselves is not particularly good at chatting and expect me to do the hard work. It is for this reason that I tend to keep my head down and try not to make eye contact. I've always walked with my head down looking at the ground. I don't want to bump into somebody I used to know but now have absolutely nothing to talk to them about, it can be awkward and I'm sure people already know me as the person that can't hold a conversation and so avoid me. I remember after high school, at various house party's which I felt obligated to attend in order to keep up appearances, on several occasions I was left alone in a room that had gone from being full of people chatting and drinking to being just me and a few other people. When you're in a busy room it's easy to go unnoticed if your just drinking a beer listening to the music but when the crowd starts to thin you're just the weird guy standing in the corner not talking to anybody. Those last few people would make a quick exit leaving me alone and wondering what the hell is wrong with me. If this happens once, it can be forgotten about but this was a regular occurrence.
There was a time when I would have said that I do not have any self-stimulatory behaviours but ever since researching AS I have come to realise that I have many of them. It was my understanding that people with AS were not able to control there stimming, and that may well be the case for most people, but I seem to be able to control my stims, mostly because I'm extremely self-aware and I'm desperate not to look out of place. My earliest memory of self-stimulatory behaviour is when I was in school, I had a tendency to hit myself on the back of my head with my ruler or my pencil – the harder the better. When I'm nervous, depending on the situation, I will tap my fingers against my leg inside my pocket which I'm sure most people do when they're nervous but that's just the beginning, I also tap my thumb and ring finger against my leg or the steering wheel or anything really when I'm nervous or stressed. I also rock back and forward when I'm alone, in front of the computer, reading a book or writing. When I'm deep in thought I tend to rock and sometimes find myself pulling the hair on the back of my head when talking to people.
One of the more strange things that I do is I pace around my flat. I will pace from the living room through the hallway and into my bedroom just completely lost in thought, sometimes having full blown conversations in my head and sometimes even audibly, at worst this can go on for an hour or two before I snap out of it.
The last thing I do which I'm not sure if it is a stim or maybe some sort of OCD is that I touch the four points on my lips, the corners of the mouth and both points of the philtrum and repetitively count to four.


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Gary Priest grew up in Rangeley,graduating from Rangeley High School and the University of Maine. He served as a lieutenant in the U. S. Army and then traveled extensively for two years in Europe, Egypt and the Middle East. He spent 31 years in the accounting department at New England Life Insurance Company in Boston, rising to vice president, by his retirement in 1994. In 1965 he married Barbra Evans of Des Moines, Iowa, whom he had met several times during his travels in Europe.They have three children and three grandchildren.
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Gary Priest has compiled a unique look at this Maine mountain town as it has evolved through the years since its incorporation in 1855.


Among the most popular English nursery rhymes, "Twinkle Twinkle" combines the tune of the 1761 French melody "Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman" ("Ah! I shall tell you, mum") with an English poem, "The Star" by Jane Taylor. Many other songs in various languages have been based on the same melody, notably the "Alphabet Song" and "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep".
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The Wonder Woman of the Gaming Industry – An Interview with Raychul Moore
By alyssamarie888 March 3, 2014 Cosplay Gaming machinima Raychul Moore Women's History Month youtube
I had the immense honor of interviewing my dear friend Raychul Moore for Women's History Month. Raychul's a woman who wears many hats and is extremely driven, talented, and beautiful. She has over 58,000 YouTube subscribers and countless fans who adore her unique spin on cosplay and bubbly, unfiltered attitude. She's truly a role model for any woman looking to break into the gaming industry.
1. You were a freelance games journalist before you started your YouTube channel. How did you become a freelancer, and who'd you write for?
I'd written a few articles here and there for GamePro as just something I did for fun while I was in college, but after a few months, they asked me to head up a new site they were starting called GameGirl. I was so freaking excited! Getting to write about video games and getting paid for it?! Holy crap! So, while running GameGirl, I also started writing a lot more reviews and features for GamePro magazine and its website. Then, unfortunately, GamePro ended up closing down for good, but I continued writing as a freelance journalist for companies like EGM and Machinima, while also getting more into the video side of things! I always liked writing, but once I got a taste of the video side, there was no turning back!
2. You're also very involved in cosplay. How did you become involved in cosplay and what's your favorite cosplay?
I got into cosplay through a friend of mine, Becky Young. We were about to go to our first Comic Con, and she wanted to try out this whole "cosplay thing." This was several years ago, when cosplay wasn't a common thing and still kinda looked at as weird. But she wanted to do a group cosplay with several of our friends and dress up as the girls of the Danger Girl comics. I was kinda on the fence; dressing up in a costume when it wasn't even the Halloween season and walking around in public?! Oh man. But I gave it a try and loved it instantly! I adore the creation behind cosplay. I love starting a costume and slowly seeing it take shape. I love learning how to work with different materials and all the trial and error that comes with it. I also absolutely adore finally getting to wear my cosplay out to the cons and being surrounded by other people who share my obsession and passion for the same types of things. There's nothing better.
My favorite cosplay I've done so far is Kratos. He's one of my super all-time favorite characters! I also liked getting to walk around and make stabby-stabs at people who walked by.
One of Raychul's most famous cosplays, Cammy from Street Fighter.
3. When did you first start creating YouTube videos?
I started when I was working with GamePro and GameGirl. I used it just as a place to upload an app review segment I'd do called "Raychul's App Attack." It wasn't until a few years later that I started getting into YouTube more hardcore as a way to try to break out of my camera-shyness.
4. What inspired you to create a YouTube channel?
I've always been camera shy…well, actually…all types of shy. When GamePro had me do some on-camera coverage of E For All one year, I knew right away that I adored being on camera and talking about video games, and I wanted to pursue that side of journalism more. But then there was that pesky shyness getting in my way…so I started a YouTube!
I'd say it definitely helped a lot. I still get a bit shaky and nervous before I go on-camera. It's just not as bad as it used to be.
5. What kinds of videos do you create on your channel?
On my main channel I do mostly game-centric stuff, like game reviews, top 10 lists, opinion videos, and so forth. I also like to do videos that I find fun, like a day at Disneyland, a video featuring my family, or maybe even just a video of me talking about my obsession with knee socks. On my secondary channel, I stick to just gameplay videos with commentary. I just play what I feel like playing that week and record it!
Her latest main channel video:
Here's a taste of her secondary channel (WARNING: Gameplay contains spoilers)
6. Are there any women who inspire you?
My mom. She is the most inspiring woman I've ever known. She has been through so much in her life, and yet every road bump just seems to make her stronger, wiser, and more incredible. She is loving, selfless, and so amazingly patient. I hope to one day be at least half of the woman that she is.
7. Have you experienced any negativity being a female in the gaming industry?
Oh yes, we all have. Sadly, most of the negative resistance comes from other females. That always shocks and disappoints me. But yeah, it's tough. If you like mainstream games, you're a fake. If you speak your opinion about games, then you don't know what you're talking about. (Sighs) Even though it does frustrate me, I also like it. I like having to prove myself. And I think anyone (guy or girl) who complains that being a gamer in this industry is too hard, then I think that just maybe they're in it for the wrong reasons.
People can say what they want about me, or call me a "gamer girl," but I'm not gaming for them…I'm gaming for myself. I do it because I love it, and as long as I love picking up a controller and digitally slaughtering hordes of enemies, who cares what anyone says?
8. What are the best/worst things about being in the industry?
The best thing about being in this industry is the people. Being surrounded by people who love the same things I love, and who are as passionate about them as I am, is the best thing ever!
The worst thing about being in the industry is…well…nothing! I adore it, and I would never want to do anything else with my life!
9. What other jobs do you have besides YouTube?
Other than YouTubing, I also do a live debate show on Machinima every Tuesday on their Twitch channel called Player vs Player. Then, I also do con coverage for various outlets, where I go to game or comic conventions, interview developers, and talk about upcoming games.
10. What are some of your favorite video/board games?
A few of my favorite video games are the Borderlands, Bioshock, Uncharted, and the God of War series. I also loved Eternal Darkness, Dishonored, Silent Hill 2, and Bully.
My favorite tabletop games are Shadows Over Camelot, Citadels, and I'm always down for a six-plus hour game of Arkham Horror.
11. How can fans interact with you?
I am on Twitter (@theRaychul) more often than probably recommended. Find me on Facebook, my main YouTube, and my gameplay channel. Lastly, I also have a website where you can find all these links and more!
Thank you so much for allowing me to interview you, Raychul! If you haven't checked out this amazing woman's work, I highly recommend you do so. You'll be inspired and will leave with a smile on your face.
Photos courtesy of: Raychul Moore, Rick Basaldua, Adam Patrick Murray, and Brian Recktenwald.
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I have an Olympus LS10 that I use for recording myself playing, tunes I want to learn, my kids doing random things. I really like it. The sound quality is great, and it is easy to copy to my computer and save.
I'm not sure of any comparisons - I bought the Olympus at auction on a whim and am glad I did, but I did not do any sort of comparison shopping.
Cool, thats what I want to use it for jams and livingroom sessions. You ever post them up on FB or anywhere?
I have a Sony ICD-PX 720 digital recorder I like really well. Very small. Fits in shirt pocket along with cell phone. Records in a number of formats. Can record many hours of sound. Cost about $65 at Wal-Mart. Very small built-in speaker does not produce high-quality sound, of course, but can plug in earphones or dump to computer via USB cable and get very good sound.
I have a Zoom that I use to practice but can't play it back except thru the computer. I also have a Sony pocket recorder but it doesn't do the trick either.
Al, my wife gave me a "flip video" digital camera. It is size of a cell phone. I took it to some jams and got amazing video and sound. The price is a little over a 100 dollars for one that will hold up to 4 hours of material. The quality of the video and sound for the money is great. Easily downloads on your computer and allows you with a little software to burn to a dvd.
also allows you to capture photos from the video and print them. Camera comes with internal software and usb port to directly plug into computer. Also has hookup to your tv. A small screen and sound play back is also on camera so you can instantly view or share with others. Also has software to allow you to e-mail your videos to friends. I just set it up on a tripod and let it roll. Music is best if camera within 15 feet of source. Has small zoom capability.