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Malaysian palm-oil producer Felda Global Ventures priced its $3.1 billion initial public offering near the top of its indicative range on June 13, amid strong demand from investors, who are bullish on the economic outlook for Southeast Asia.
The Felda IPO was the second biggest of the year to date, following the trou -bled $16 billion offering from Facebook in May. It boosted Kuala Lumpur to the leading IPO destina -tion in Asia, slightly ahead of Shenzhen and well ahead of Hong Kong.
The success of the Felda issue, which was due to begin trading on the Kuala Lumpur exchange on June 28, was all but guaranteed by the presence of such major cornerstone inves -tors at the Qatar Investment Authority, Louis Dreyfus, Fidelity Investments and AIA Group, along with a half-dozen local firms, including state-run funds. The cornerstone inves -tors pledged to hold on to their shares in the formerly government-owned com -pany for at least six months. The Malaysian government will still hold a 37% stake in the plantation operator after the listing.
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Те́рренс Дешо́н Уи́льямс (; родился 28 июня 1987 года в Сиэтле, штат Вашингтон) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, завершил карьеру.

Биография
Терренс Уильямс родился в городе Сиэтл, штат Вашингтон. Вырос в семье матери одиночки Шерри Джексон, которая привила ему любовь к спорту. Имеет брата Майко и сестру Дешир. Первым спортом, которым начал заниматься Терренс был американский футбол, но затем он стал увлекаться и баскетболом.

Школа
Уильямс выступал за баскетбольную команду школы Рэйнье-Бич, он также играл в футбол на позиции ресивера. За четыре года выступлений его команда смогла победить в чемпионате штата, а также была в полуфинале и финале этого соревнования. В свой последний сезон за школу Уильямс набирал по 21,7 очка, 8,9 подбора и 7,8 передачи в среднем за игру. Терренс не котировался высоко, когда пришло время поступать в колледж, в общем рейтинге игроков нации он был лишь на 111-м месте, а по позиции на 25-м месте (по данным сайта ). Из его основных достоинств специалисты отмечали его атлетические данные, хорошее виденье площадки и уверенный проход в правую сторону. Из недостатков ему надо было улучшать ведение мяча, а также перемещение по площадке без мяча.

Луисвилл Кардиналз

В 2005 году Уильямс поступил в Луисвиллский университет (дал согласие 20 июня 2004 года), у него также были предложения от Индианы и Канзаса. Терренс хотел развиваться под руководством известного тренера , который был наставником «Луисвилл Кардиналс», поэтому его выбор пал на этот колледж. В свой дебютный сезон он 21 раз выходил в стартовой пятёрке на позиции лёгкого форварда. В игре против «Питсбурга» Уильямс набрал 25 очков, что стало его лучшим показателем в сезоне. Команда закончила чемпионат с показателем 18 побед и 12 поражений, не попав в основной турнир .

Уильямс стал одним из ключевых игроков команды на втором годе выступлений за колледж, он был единственным кто выходил в стартовой пятёрке во всех 34 играх «Кардиналз». Также он был лидером команды: по результативности (12,4 очка), подборам (7,0) и передачам (3,8). В матче против «Коннектикута» Уильямс набрал 17 очков, 7 подборов, 7 перехватов и 4 передачи, а в игре против «Сан-Франциско Донс» 21 очко, 9 подборов и 4 передачи.

В первой игре сезона 2008/09 годов против «Хартфорда» Уильямс заработал первый в студенческой карьере трипл-дабл (14 очков, 13 передач и 12 подборов). Затем в игре против «Сетон Холл» ему удалось повторить это достижение (10 очков, 10 подборов и 10 передач), этот трипл-дабл стал всего лишь 4-м в истории «Кардиналз». «Луисвилл» получил третий номер посева перед «Мартовским безумием», команде удалось дойти до 1/8 финала, где она проиграла «Северной Каролине».

Последний сезон в студенческой карьере Уильямса стал самым успешным, как в плане личных достижений, так и в командном результате. Кардиналз потерпели всего пять поражений в сезоне, в том числе над первым номером посева «Питтсбургом». Терренс провел удачный матч, став самым результативным игроком в своей команде (20 очков). «Луисвилл» впервые обыграл первый номер посева с 2003 года, когда они одолели Кентукки. Затем в победном матче против «Нотр-Дама» Уильямс был близок к трипл-даблу, набрав 24 очка, 16 подборов и 8 передач. Ударно завершив сезон, «Кардиналз» получили 1-й номер посева в «Мартовском безумии». Однако «Луисвиллу» вновь не удалось попасть в , в 1/8 их остановил «Мичиган». Терренс провалил игру, набрав 5 очков и реализовав всего 1 бросок с игры из 7 попыток.

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Драфт НБА
Уильямс выставил свою кандидатуру на Драфт НБА 2009 года, несмотря на успешную студенческую карьеру ожидалось, что Терренса выберут только в первой двадцатке игроков. Специалисты не были в восторге от атакующих навыков Уильямса и ожидалось, что ему предстоит ещё долгий процесс адаптации к НБА. Он был выбран под общим 11-м номером командой «Нью-Джерси Нетс». Ожидалось, что Терренса выберут под 12-м номером «Шарлотт Бобкэтс», но «Нетс» были впечатлены его игрой в летней лиге.

Нью-Джерси Нетс

Уильямс заключил контракт на два года с возможностью продления клубом ещё на два, за первый сезон он должен был получить немного больше $2 млн, за второй $2,2 млн. «Нетс» были одной из слабейших команд лиги, они закончили сезон  годов с показателем 12 побед и 70 поражений. В свой первый сезон Уильямс выходил со скамейки запасных, подменяя Кортни Ли. После не очень удачной первой половины чемпионата, Терренс начал показывать хороший баскетбол, он выдал серию из 5 игр, в которых набирал по 14,0 очка, 7,8 подбора и 5,4 передачи. 3 апреля в игре против «Нью-Орлеан Хорнетс» Уильямс набрал 14 очков и 14 передач (лучший показатель в сезоне), что помогло «Нетс» одержать победу с наибольшей разницей очков в сезоне — 111-87. Уильямс провёл свой лучший матч сезоне в игре с двумя овертаймами против «Чикаго Буллз», он сделал свой первый трипл-дабл в НБА (27 очков, 13 подборов, 10 передач), став первым новичком «Нетс», сделавшим трипл-дабл за последние 9 лет (Кеньон Мартин, 5 марта 2001).

В межсезонье у клуба сменился владелец, им стал Михаил Прохоров, а также тренерский штаб, новым тренером назначили Эйвери Джонсона. В летней лиге у нового тренера возник конфликт с Уильямсом, который выполнял чрезмерное количество бросков. Сезон  годов Терренс вновь выходил со скамейки запасных, на замену Трэвису Аутло. В конце ноября 2011 года Уильямс был дисквалифицирован командой на две встречи. Официальное объяснение было «нарушение политики клуба» (одной из причин стало систематические опоздания на тренировки), главный тренер запретил Терренсу даже путешествовать с командой. В том же месяце «Нетс» отправили игрока в Лигу развития НБА в качестве наказания. За три игры в «Ди-Лиге» Уильямс набирал по 28,0 очка, 11,3 подбора, 10,7 передачи, и вскоре «Нью-Джерси» вернули его в команду. 15 декабря Терренса обменяли в «Хьюстон Рокетс», как часть сделки в которой участвовали три команды, «Нетс» получили Сашу Вуячича. В новой команде Уильямс получал откровенно мало игрового времени, главный тренер команды Рик Адельман не верил в него, больше доверяя своему проверенному лидеру Кевину Мартину.

Хьюстон Рокетс, Сакраменто Кингз
Сезон  годов Терренс начал в «Хьюстоне», но в марте 2012 года его отчислили из команды и он подписал 10-дневный контракт с «Сакраменто Кингз». После нескольких удачных игр, Терренс заключил соглашение с клубом до конца сезона. В межсезонье Уильямс подписал негарантированный контракт с «Детройт Пистонс» и принимал участие в тренировочном лагере клуба, но позднее был отчислен.

Гуандун Саузерн Тайгерс
Уильямс принял решение продолжить карьеру в КБА, подписав контракт на $600 тысяч с одной из самых титулованных команд лиги «Гуандун Саузерн Тайгерс». У него были предложения от клубов НБА, но во всех из них говорилось, что в начале он будет играть в Лиги развития НБА, что не устроило Терренса. Уильямс провёл удачный сезон в Китае, его команда была на 1-м месте в лиге, когда он покидал её, а сам Терренс набирал по 17,9 очка, 3,4 подбора и 4,1 передачи в среднем за матч (29 игр).

Бостон Селтикс
18 февраля 2013 года Уильямс заключил 10-дневный контракт с командой НБА «Бостон Селтикс». Спустя этот срок с ним заключили новый контракт — до конца сезона, с возможностью продления клубом ещё на один год. Президент «Селтикс» Дэнни Эйндж хвалил игрока за его универсальность, а также за умение отдавать результативные передачи, что было важно для команды, так как в лазарете находился основной разыгрывающий Рэджон Рондо.

Статистика

Статистика в НБА

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Игроки «Луисвилл Кардиналс» (баскетбол)
Игроки «Нью-Джерси Нетс»
Игроки «Спрингфилд Армор»
Игроки «Хьюстон Рокетс»
Игроки «Сакраменто Кингз»
Игроки «Гуандун Саузерн Тайгерс»
Игроки «Бостон Селтикс»
Игроки БК «Тюрк Телеком»
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Игроки «Брухос де Гуаяма»
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Игроки «Реалес де Ла-Вега»
Игроки БК «Фуэрса Рехия»
Игроки «Вакерос де Баямон»
Игроки «Гуайкверис де Маргарита»

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Q: Reference for (general case) of uniqueness of singular value decomposition (SVD) My statistics research requires me to understand the non-uniqueness of SVD in the degenerate case of repeated singular values.
I believe that the statements and proofs on this StackExchange posts are correct https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/644327/how-unique-are-u-and-v-in-the-singular-value-decomposition/4203355#4203355. This claims uniqueness is up to unitary transformations within the spaces of repeated singular values (my intuition being that it is most natural to think of SVD as a sum of partial isometries).
However, I would like a published reference to cite in my work. The (many) standard matrix analysis texts I tried only ever prove uniqueness in the case of distinct singular values (which is up to complex phase multiplications).
Does anyone know of an appropriate reference for this?

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Sage is organized in a smart way that makes sense. Things are not generally buried somewhere, or organized in a way that you can accidentally enter things in multiple places (a nightmare I experienced repeatedly with Quickbooks). There are clear rules that follow basic accounting principles and tremendous resources for project management and business planning. It also has a lot of flexibility for customizing. The support services are unprecedented.
It leaves good audit trail for everything you do. As a bookkeeper this is invaluable for reconciling (unlike Quickbooks). Versatility in Job reports and tracking so much data for making smart business decisions.
It takes a long time to become truly proficient and is not designed for people without strong accounting abilities and knowledge. Some features are not intuitive. If you need custom reports you either need to take extensive classes or pay an expert (time consuming for the first and expensive for the second).
Sage 100 Contractor has been a great asset to our company.
Sage 100 Contractor provides a broad range of reporting and tracking options, but is affordably priced. Our company is able to utilize the software to complete payroll, budgeting, job cost tracking, equipment management, and billing. We could also easily add Timberline if the need arises and that would expand our ability to integrate estimating into our accounting system. It is also flexible enough that we are able to use it to manage the accounting for small side companies that we have formed.
While Sage 100 Contractor is fairly intuitive and easy to learn and navigate overall, there are nuances that can be confusing. Sage support staff is knowledgeable and helpful, but you may have to pay for that as part of your service package. An alternative is their online knowledge base. It is expansive, but it is not always helpful in providing simple, relative information to your query.
Sage customer support online/via phone are very helpful, when I call the customer service representatives are very friendly and informative.
This software is easy to use and offers a wide range of reports for tracking costs and analyzing financial information. Utilizing all the modules makes the transitions easy when moving from a bid to a current project, all the way to project closeout. Their support staff are always knowledgeable and quite thorough in their efforts to help.
The report writer needs some overhaul. We need the ability to merge information more easily with Job Cost and AP. As a contractor it is critical for up to date information without having seperate reports for Job Cost and AP. Give those creating reports the ability to "connect" data indexes and set more than 3 sorts on a particular report.
Very useful in many ways. Lots of features all in one place that can keep you organized, on schedule, and on budget.
For all of these features to work it takes a lot of input. Once you have put in all of this input the numbers are good, but if trying to present something to a client the report system is trash. many times the text doesn't wrap. You can't edit gantt charts at all for scheduling, which doesn't even have dates on it. We are having to pay an outside 3rd party a year to just give us report writing system that is compatible with sage so that we feel comfortable presenting proposals to clients.
Our business is in construction and real estate, so we use it for the cost accounting and it is very helpful in keeping track of our costs. It is also used for customer service with our warranty repairs. We look forward to taking it to the next level and using it for Estimating/Purchasing.
It is easy to use and is very simple being organized by the category you wish to review. F1 help is handy and resourceful. Reports are simple. Love the drill down ability it is very helpful when trying to get to the root of an issue, because you can do it on just about every report you have open to get to the beginning.
F1 help is vague and some things are not easy to understand they way they are written. There should be more use of the space and give details as to how to resolve an issue. It explains but does not give steps on how.
I worked with several other accounting and job costing software and Sage has proved to be one of the most user-friendly. The software was easy to learn and implement. The online classes offered are information and well worth the time to learn the software. Customer service is one of the best! They are always friendly, helpful and make sure they have solved your problem before closing the case. Other than high traffic times such as the first of the year, wait time is minimal. With a third party software that works within Sage, payroll taxes are a breeze! Reports are through, customizable and easily exported to Excel.
Reports and Queries are easy to use once you get the hang of them. Creating queries or reports to access any information needed is a huge plus!
Direct deposit for payroll and vendors is extremely easy to use.
Customer Service experience is very positive. I love the chat option and also the access to the knowledge base. Easy access to the help file online, by hitting F1 you can read about every aspect of the software.
The general ledger audit and payroll audit features help to ensure the integrity of your data.
The biggest adjustment we had to make when moving to Sage was the check writing process. In order for a check to be applied to a specific vendor, you have to create an invoice. You have the option to just write a check, but it will not transfer that information to the vendor's record.
I don't think I've ever seen a more complete software. I've used other software, designed for other industries and I can say that this one beats them all. If you're a contractor or subcontractor, you really need Sage 100 Contractor. You won't regret it.I've been using Sage 100 Contractor (formerly Master Builder) for almost 15 years and when I started, the in-software and online help was vague, at best, but over the years Sage has worked hard adding details to the "help" options which has put assistance at your fingertips.
This software is easy to use and offers a wide range of reports for tracking costs and analyzing financial information. Utilizing all the modules makes the transitions easy when moving from a bid to a current project, all the way to project closeout. Their support staff are always knowledgeable and quite thorough in their efforts to help. Their Partner Reps are also a great value. They have years of experience and a wealth of knowledge to help with report customization and other learning related assistance. Another advantage is that Sage integrates well with other software like entering payroll information at the jobsite directly into the payroll module.


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Shadowrun 5E "Splintered State" Session 3 Report
All hell breaks loose when the runners meet-up with an important contact at the zoo.
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Working off an official published adventure has been an interesting experience. It's incredibly handy in a lot of ways, with lots of pre-made stat blocks for all the NPCs, hefty amounts of colorful descriptions, and even suggestions for how to tweak the challenge level of various encounters. Even then I can't help but modify and change things to suit my needs. I can't get into spoiler-y stuff just yet, but the recap episode should be especially fascinating.
In last night's session the players had a clear objective in front of them – meet FBI Agent Seth Dietrich at the zoo. He offered to buy back his commlink for a cool 100,000 nuyen. While the pay was certainly nice, my players were much more interested in getting some answers to this confusing mystery.
Having a clear focus of where to go and what to do greatly motivates my players into tackling the objective in some fun ways. In this case they wanted to scope out the zoo location the day before the meet, and check to see if they'd be able to smuggle weapons in. I may have made them a tad paranoid – not only is the world of Shadowrun generally violent, but this adventure has been especially action-packed as the players have been attacked left and right.
In fact on their way to the zoo they noticed a car following them, and opted to pull over and ready their weapons. It proved to be a solid move as they made short work of the crazy cyborg Night Hunters that poured out of the car to attack them. A combination of Ursev's ball lightning centered on the car and a barrage of bullets put most of the them down. I did the rest by rolling a 0 on a leaping charge attack from a very wounded attacker. I had him sail past his target and splatter on the sidewalk. Hey, as long as it's fun I don't mind failing miserably with my NPCs, and I'll always play it up.
At the zoo it was fun describing the various para-animals that inhabited the enclosures. Falkirk did a great job scouting out the areas and finding a hiding spot for their weapons that they tossed over the wall.
They next day they waltzed in through the entrance. Well, all but Saran the decker who really wanted to hack into the extensive security in order to bring his gun inside. He had failed at this task the previous day, also for no reason other than wanting to walk in with all his gear. His team mates balked at this and finally talked him down, where he went back to the car. I don't think the decker role suits the player very well, but that's also on me as someone who's still not totally on board with how decking (or rigging) work in the obtuse Shadowrun rules.
Inside, the other three retrieved their weapons and met Dietrich in the reptile tunnel, next to the basilisk exhibit. Unfortunately while Dietrich's body was there, his mind was not. It was currently occupied by someone named Jake Armitage (whom you may recognize from the old 16-bit Shadowrun game or the recent Shadowrun Returns).
Armitage was just as confused as the players as to his situation, alluding to the title of the adventure as well as the confusion surrounding the missing commlink. Like any good mystery it led to more questions than answers – especially when an unseen sniper tore a hole through Armitage/Dietrich's throat at the height of their confusion.
All hell broke loose in the zoo – what you thought this was going to be easy? A pair of highly skilled assassins opened fire on both sides of the players as the basilisks burst through the glass. Falkirk and Ursev were sitting ducks, but Mauta actually got the jump on one of the assassins by being nonchalant at one end of the tunnel.
There were only two assassins but they were both more powerful than any of the PCs (skill and armor wise, at least). The players were also slightly under-equipped since they couldn't smuggle in Ursev's battle axe or Mauta's sniper rifle. Thankfully for them the assassins didn't want to stick around with UCAS Military Police converging on the location. They left the runners after a single round (though not before doing some significant damage) to deal with the basilisks.
My players have proven heroic in the past so I played up the screaming and crying of the crowd during the chaos, and had one basilisk attack a group of huddled school children in a corner. My players responded immediately with charging melee attacks and Mauta's deadly shots, making fairly short work of the overgrown lizards – though not without a briefly enjoyable scare as one of them partially petrified Falkirk.
Saran was able to watch the video feeds and then shut down one of the assassins' cyberware and weapons, further hastening their retreat. Unfortunately he really didn't have anything to do for the round or two where only the basilisks remained – a bad design on my part. It speaks to our ineptitude at thinking of things a decker/hacker can do, most of which isn't written in the adventure.
The players were able to blend in with the chaotic, surging crowd leaving the zoo, and escaped with relative ease. Mauta managed to grab the pouch of credsticks and a 2nd commlink that Dietrich had on him – something I specifically mentioned to the players during the conversation and hoped they'd remembered about. Maybe they'll find some answers in this commlink.
They also have several pending messages from some contacts and unknown parties, no doubt pertaining to this hot potato of a commlink they have in their possession that everyone wants to get their hands on. This was one of our more enjoyable sessions with lots of laughter, jokes, and fun heroic moments in combat. Tune in next week!
Author roguewatsonPosted on August 24, 2015 Categories blog, Shadowrun, TabletopTags cyberpunk, live stream, roll20, session 3, splintered state, twitch.tv1 Comment on Shadowrun 5E "Splintered State" Session 3 Report
Gaming Backlog Final Thoughts – Unepic
An interesting 2D action-platformer-RPG with a few too many problems that keep it from indie greatness
I have finished another backlogged game via Rogue's Adventures. You can read my latest Final Thoughts below and also on my gaming blog on Game Informer.
Developer: Francisco Téllez de Meneses
Publisher: Ninagamers Corp.
Unepic has the unique quality of reminding me of a game I've never played. It feels like it utilizes a classic gameplay formula of meshing together elements of Metroid and Diablo in a 2D dungeon crawl, but I'd honestly never played a game quite like it. So while I lack any nostalgia for the gameplay, I found it inventive and interesting, despite some annoying difficulty spikes, immature, reference-filled writing, and a boring art style.
As you can quickly surmise from the banner image, our snarky hero is a modern day 20-something transported into a fantasy dungeon. He spends the entire first half of the game convinced that he's taken some hallucinogenic drugs, and constantly spouts not-so-clever nerd-culture references at every opportunity. It grows tiresome a few hours in, and this is a 20 hour game.
The one saving grace with the trite story (besides the surprisingly great finale and ending) is the shadowy creature that possesses the hero early on. Dubbed Zera, the shadow fails to possess our hero (who probably has a name but I don't remember it at all) and winds up trapped within his body, becoming an unwilling companion to our adventures in the castle.
Zera provides a nice foil for our hero to play off of, as he's constantly trying to get the hero killed so he'll be freed. In one of the better nerd-references, their relationship is compared to X-Men's Xavier and Magento. Their respect for each other gradually builds over the course of the adventure, and by the end I grew to love Zera – murderous tendencies and all.
While the story isn't exactly as captivating as even the relatively simplistic tales in Castlevania or Metroid (or even Diablo), the gameplay makes up for it. The dungeon is made up of individual rooms that take up a full screen. Each room is darkened and made up of multiple levels filled with ladders, platformes, and enemies. Lighting the torches along your way becomes critical, and a neat way to gauge your progress through each zone.
The castle is divided up into over half a dozen areas, each with around a dozen screens, creating an impressively large dungeon. I actually found it just a bit too long as the overall gameplay and tactics grew repetitive toward the end – not to mention some rough patches where enemies grew wildly in strength and numbers. Damn the skeleton-filled catacombs!
Unepic leans heavily on the RPG aspects of the genre. Leveling up awards 5 skill points that can be pumped into various weapon and magic skills. The system isn't very user-friendly, and it's designed for those that want to min/max their characters by dumping everything into only a few skills to get the best abilities and wield the strongest weapons. Of course you won't know which skills and weapons you'll want, so it's a stressful bit of planning ahead in the early levels. There is a side quest about halfway through that allows you to reset your points – a very helpful feature.
Each area has its own major quest that results in learning a new piece of magic. While some of the quests are fun and take you to different areas of the castle, it also leads to lots of backtracking. It also downplays the latter magic skills (Alteration, Protection) as presumably you've already put points into the early ones like Fire or Frost.
By the way, I went with a rogue/ranger type build, focusing on daggers, bows, and axes. A unique dagger I earned from a side quest carried me far, but eventually dropped them to focus on bows and axes. I found a late-game unique bow that absolutely decimated everything, and became my weapon of choice, along with some support from Fire and Healing spells.
Backtracking is alleviated with an admittedly great fast travel system. Especially coming from Ori and the Blind Forest, which didn't have one at all. Gates are scattered around the castle, usually 2 per zone, and teleport you to a central room filled with other gates.
In addition you can buy scrolls and spells that instantly take you to the merchants in each area. Quickly moving around the relatively large dungeon wasn't an issue at all, though trying to remember which merchants sold what ability tomes was a bit annoying.
Limited animations and pixelated graphics are more than fine for a one-person indie project, but I was disappointed at the very limited palette selection throughout most of the castle. The individual room designs are nice, but so much of the castle is brown and gray that it grows repetitive after a dozen hours. Enemy types are also repeated to a high degree, with skeletons, snakes, and goblins making up a bulk of the foes I killed.
Bosses fare a little better, taking a cue from the large, area-defining bosses of other metroidvanias. Oddly enough despite my haphazard skill management and character planning, I found most of the bosses quite easy. Zera helpfully warned me about each one, and most were slow with easily dodged attacks.
With better writing and a tighter, more varied focus Unepic could've been something really special. It's still an impressive collection of genre parts all working together to produce a fun experience. By the final few areas I was definitely ready for it to be over, though I did very much enjoy the twist ending and interesting gameplay mode they introduce for the final battle. An interesting indie RPG experience that rewards persistence, exploration, and careful character planning.
Solid 2D action-platformer gameplay with lots of loot and side quests
Rooms are well-designed and fun to explore and lighting mechanic works well
Fast travel system works incredibly well, minimizing backtracking woes and death penalties
Neat twist ending that introduces a last minute gameplay switch
Immature writing filled with references that are more miss than hit
Each area has the same basic structure, which quickly grows repetitive
Not enough enemy or art variety for the 20 hour length
Bosses are mostly slow and easy, while certain areas are annoyingly difficult
Final Say: An interesting 2D action-platformer-RPG with a few too many problems that keep it from indie greatness.
Author roguewatsonPosted on August 22, 2015 August 22, 2015 Categories blog, Final Thoughts, Gaming, PC, Rogue's AdventuresTags metroidvania, platformer, role-playing, rpg, unepic2 Comments on Gaming Backlog Final Thoughts – Unepic
Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – Ms. Marvel (2006), Vol. 5-6
Vol. 5-6 represent Carol's best work as she fights off the skrulls in the Secret Invasion, then explores her past with the Air Force.
With Marvel's popular and successful foray into films with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I've finally decided to get back into comics. I grew up a big fan of X-Men and other superheroes but haven't really kept up since the 90s. Thus begins my grand catching-up of the last ten years of Marvel comics, events and stories.
Thanks in large part to trade paperbacks and the digital convenience of Marvel Unlimited I can make relatively quick progress, and I'll write down my Final Thoughts for each collection here on my blog. Like my gaming Final Thoughts, this will be full of spoilers. You've been warned!
Writer: Brian Reed
Artist: Adriana Melo, Paulo Siqueira
Issues: Ms. Marvel (2006) #25-34, Ms. Marvel Annual, Ms. Marvel Storyteller
Ms. Marvel (that's the Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel 2006-10 comic) has skirted along my reading schedule by often remaining just good enough to keep me reading regularly. The light but enjoyable tone from writer Brian Reed and decent art has kept me invested even when the series dips a little too far into typical silly comic plots and drama.
She definitely finds her groove in her fifth and sixth volumes, as we dive into her one-woman army approach to the Secret Invasion, followed by a surprisingly fun, intrigue-laden turn as we explore Carol Danvers as an Air Force Espionage Agent before she became a superhero. Continue reading "Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – Ms. Marvel (2006), Vol. 5-6"
Author roguewatsonPosted on August 19, 2015 Categories blog, ComicsTags ascension, captain marvel, carol danvers, marvel, Marvel comics, ms. marvel, secret invasion, spider-man1 Comment on Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – Ms. Marvel (2006), Vol. 5-6
The runners reach a safe house to investigate the mysterious commlink, and survive a surprise attack.
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I spent a lot of work this last week preparing for last night's session. It payed off, as my players made it much farther than I anticipated, though not so far that I ran out of material.
The session opened at the semi-cliffhanger from last week. The PCs were just exiting the motel room where they found a mysterious commlink among a group of bodies, only to run into some old foes. Sam's gang wasn't about to start talking, remembering how the PCs had killed one of their own in an earlier altercation. The players could've sneaked out, but Falkirk opted to say howdy, and we rolled for initiative!
Crazy enough, Sam's group of street thugs are not particularly strong, but I was rolling the best I'd ever rolled in my game master career. I was getting 4 and 5 hits on like 6 or 7 dice (in Shadowrun a hit is rolling a 5 or 6 on a d6, so a 33% chance). Suddenly this easy-looking fight turned painful as everyone was taking some damage.
It didn't help the PCs that they were stuck between wanting to flee and wanting to fight. They had an easy escape route that their foes couldn't follow, but they hesitated for a few rounds as everyone took shots at each other. Finally they ducked outside (after killing another gang member) and escaped with the commlink and their lives.
The runners licked their wounds at a safehouse I gave them courtesy of Jeremiah Redd. I'd anticipated that we'd need another grid-map so I had a back-up generic apartment I could throw in in case the runners just wanted to get somewhere.
It worked out well and the PCs were given some down time to heal and analyze the commlink. For the first time in our shadowrunning career the PCs were given a fairly obtuse puzzle involving the commlink, and had to use investigations and their contacts to gain as much information as they could. I thought I helped as much as I could, offering up more information than what the published adventure suggested, and fudging a few thresholds to help speed things along.
Like the stealth mansion moments in the last mission, the investigation didn't go over as well as I'd hoped. Most of the players felt dissatisfied at the confusing revelations they received involving the Ork Undeground, Governor Brackhaven, Operation Daybreak, and the commlink's owner, FBI Agent Seth Dietrich.
Interestingly, instead of wanting to quickly offload the commlink or sell it to the highest bidder, the runners wanted to find out more information about the commlink's evidence. There was one avenue they didn't go down that might've helped give them some more information, and I probably should've found a way to just give it to them to help ease the frustration. As much as I like doling out tantalizing clues and mysteries, above all the experience should be fun and enjoyable, never frustrating.
At the end of their investigation I threw them a bone slightly earlier than the adventure suggested, moving them directly into Scene 4. Agent Dietrich himself called the commlink and set up a meet between he and the PCs at the Fort Lewis Zoo, with a promise of 100,000 nuyen. The PCs wanted to go scope out the zoo immediately, so I unleashed the scripted (but variable) attack on their safehouse.
This time the tables were turned. The Knight Errant forces that attacked were low in number (only four) but each was very strong, and supposedly a match for the PCs. Ha! Mauta took one turn to completely destroy the mage, while the rest all got in hits on Black Knights, while my rolls struggled to connect at all.
Seeing as how they were cops and not mindless thugs, I had them retreat after taking heavy wounds and losses. The PCs wanted to pursue but I shut that down immediately with suppressing fire as they retreated. The PCs were left with yet more questions about what they've gotten into, but it was time for our session to come to a close.
Hopefully utilizing this oddly dense yet simplistic published mission as our finale won't backfire terribly, but I'm somewhat worried based on the dialogue between the players during the investigation. They're basically overthinking and worrying about everything, which is not at all how I thought their normally gruff and violent reactions would go. We'll see what the future holds; hopefully it stays fun. It also might be a lot shorter than I was thinking given how far they made it this week.
Author roguewatsonPosted on August 17, 2015 Categories blog, Shadowrun, TabletopTags cyberpunk, live stream, role-playing, roll20, splintered state1 Comment on Shadowrun 5E "Splintered State" Session 2 Report
Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – Thor (2007), Vol 2
Thor's second volume delves a bit too deep into backstories, but the art is still fantastic.
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: Marko Djurdjevic, Olivier Coipel
Issues: Thor (2007) #7-12, 600
My favorite aspect of Thor's comeback from "Ragnarok" in 2007 (besides the fantastic art) was the hilarious juxtaposition that occurred when Thor remakes all of Asgard on Earth – floating a few feet above the ground in Oklahoma. Finding and restoring all his Asgardian allies (within mortal bodies) was a fun plot hook, as was dealing with the political repercussions of suddenly having a floating city in the middle of America. Sadly this second volume moves away from all that to instead focus on heavy backstory and non-Thor Asgardians like Odin, Balder, and Loki. The art and writing are still incredible, but I found myself a bit bored with Loki's tiresome manipulations and Thor's self-doubting. Continue reading "Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – Thor (2007), Vol 2"
Author roguewatsonPosted on August 17, 2015 Categories blog, ComicsTags asgard, dark avengers, dark reign, loki, marvel, Marvel comics, odin, thor1 Comment on Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – Thor (2007), Vol 2
We tackle our first officially published Shadowrun adventure for our campaign finale.
Note: For some reason OBS only recorded audio and no video. Argh.
Our final Shadowrun mission begins! For the first time in my Game Master Shadowrun career, I'm using a pre-written adventure. Published by Catalyst Game Studios, the creators of Shadowrun Fifth Edition, "Splintered State" is a story about a mysterious commlink that gets the runners into a lot of trouble. It's designed as a springboard for new runners, but I'm using it as a finale for our street-level campaign with a bit of tweaking and modifying. Continue reading "Shadowrun 5E "Splintered State" Session 1 Report"
Author roguewatsonPosted on August 10, 2015 Categories blog, Shadowrun, TabletopTags cyberpunk, live stream, role-playing, roll20, session 1, splintered state, twitch.tv3 Comments on Shadowrun 5E "Splintered State" Session 1 Report
Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – X-Men: Original Sin
Wolverine enlists Professor X's help with his son Daken in this surprisingly enjoyable crossover between X-Men Legacy and Wolverine Origins.
Writers: Daniel Way (Wolverine Origins), Mike Carey (X-Men Legacy)
Artists: Mike Deodato (Wolverine Origins), Scott Eaton (X-Men Legacy)
Issues: X-Men: Original Sin One-Shot, Wolverine Origins #28-30, X-Men Legacy #217-218
The plight of self-pitying, guilt-stricken Charles Xavier continues as the focus of X-Men Legacy in 2008. This time we get a surprisingly effective crossover with Wolverine Origins.
Both Logan and Charles are men with checkered pasts that they'd sooner forget – even with Logan finally regaining his memories after House of M. This story, which begins with its own One-Shot issue before intertwining both series, centers around Wolverine's son, Daken, and his quest to fix his son's damaged psyche with Xavier's help. Continue reading "Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – X-Men: Original Sin"
Author roguewatsonPosted on August 8, 2015 Categories blog, ComicsTags Charles Xavier, daken, hellfire club, logan, marvel, Marvel comics, original sin, professor x, wolverine, wolverine origins, x-men legacy1 Comment on Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – X-Men: Original Sin


If there's one House race that encapsulates the hopes of the Bernie Sanders revolution, it is the race for the currently Republican-held open seat in upstate New York's 19th congressional district.
Republican John Faso, the former minority leader of the State Assembly, is up against Democrat Zephyr Teachout, who won a third of the vote against Gov. Andrew Cuomo two years ago — just shy of the record for a challenge to an incumbent governor in a New York state primary.
Teachout was a key aide to the 2004 Howard Dean presidential campaign. She is backed by Bernie Sanders' Our Revolution and People's Action.
Having cut her teeth in grassroots politics, she is fundraising in the Sanders mold — her average donation is $19— yet she has nearly five times as much cash on hand for the final stretch than Faso. But Faso is getting plenty of Super PAC help that may more than make up the difference.
What little polling that exists points to a close race — a Monday poll has Teachout up 45 to 42 percent — as does the partisan make up of the district. The 19th has a "partisan voting index" of +1 Democratic, meaning the 2012 presidential vote of the district was only 1 percentage point more Democratic than the nation as a whole.
How are the campaigns running? Teachout is trying to emphasize the issues.
But she is not averse to using 30-second ads to skewer Faso for being a tool of corporate interests. In the expertly-shot "Hudson River," Teachout pilots a boat while connecting Faso's time in the Assembly to Wall Streeters who "wrecked our economy" as well as corporate polluters of the river.
A common thread in the attacks on Teachout involve accusing her of supporting higher property taxes, because she opposed a law signed by Gov. Cuomo which caps how much municipalities can raise property taxes each year. We can tell that blow is landing because Teachout is spending considerable effort trying to explain her position and redirect the attack.
If Teachout holds on to that three-point lead and overcomes Faso's Super PAC money, she will not only be an example of how small-donor campaigns can triumph over corporate cash in swing districts. She will also be a case study of how progressive populists can use a combination of policy detail and political jiu-jitsu to beat back right-wing attacks.


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Old Victoria
Photos date from October 2014.
While on vacation in the Upper Peninsula one rainy, windy day, my girl and I decided to take a trip out to see the Old Victoria copper mine site in Ontonagon County, where the original village of log cabins still stood preserved from the 1850s, and back in the woods many stone ruins remained for us to find.
The Old Victoria is a Copper Country heritage site that has been in the process of restoration for a long time and is open for tours on certain days, although our visit was not during one of their open times (more info at michigan.org, ontonagon.net, and exploringthenorth.com).
It almost seems silly to attempt another summary of the Old Victoria's history when so much has already been written about it. And the Victoria is, officially speaking, our oldest copper mining site (not counting the ancient aboriginal workings of course).
It was on this site that Englishman Alexander Henry first dug for copper in the Michigan wilderness, after having discovered the "Ontonagon Boulder" near here—known to the Indians as "Manitoti," it was a gigantic, legendary boulder of pure copper that he found sitting here on the Ontonagon River in 1766. He had escaped the surprise attack on Fort Michilimackinac during Pontiac's Uprising, and apparently took up mineral exploration on behalf of the British government.
Henry returned to this spot in 1771 with a team of miners and the financial backing of the Duke of Gloucester, to attempt the first commercial mining activity in what later became Michigan (the Cliff Mine of 1843 typically gets all the fame however, since it was the first successful copper mine in Michigan, and the most productive in the world until 1858).
Alexander Henry's men tunneled into the riverbank right behind the Ontonagon Boulder, but because they did not know to place support timbers in the mine, it caved in when the spring thaw came, and they abandoned the project. The area was left in peace for another 70 years, until the by-then famous Ontonagon Boulder was finally carted away to Washington D.C. by the U.S. government in 1843. The Cushing Mining Co. showed up to try this spot again in 1849. Even though Michigan had achieved statehood by then, this area remained a complete and utter wilderness, of the type that is romantically depicted in so many early American oil-paintings seen hanging in our art museums.
The Forest Mining Co. took over this mine in 1851, and it was finally renamed after Queen Victoria in 1858, but even then this was still a hopelessly remote location subject to impossibly desolate winters, making it unimaginably laborious to operate. The entry at mindat.org says that when the mine was finally reorganized as the Victoria Copper Mining Co. in 1899, it included the interests of the former Victoria, Glenn, Shirley, Sylvan, Oneida, and Arctic Mining companies, all of which had presumably already attempted mining this area and failed.
Some of the log cabins here are in total ruin, while others have been reconstructed using salvaged pieces from the fallen:
Geologically speaking, the Victoria Mine (MAP) lies at the very bottom end of the Keweenaw Lode, which can be roughly traced out by looking at the way highway M-26 connects all the former copper mining towns in a gently curving line going all the way up the peninsula. Like all of the earliest Anglo attempts at mining this region, the Victoria was sited on the location of old mining pits dug in ancient times by prehistoric aboriginal peoples, ancestors of the Native Americans.
The Victoria Mine was worked from 1858 to 1878, and again from 1899 to 1921 "when Captain Thomas Hooper came out of retirement and took control," Lawrence J. Molloy wrote in his Guide to Michigan's Historic Keweenaw Copper District. It had six shafts, and produced about 20 million pounds of refined copper during its useful life, and even some silver was found in its veins.
Shaft #2, the Victoria's most reliable producer, had been delved to 28 levels deep (2,800 feet) by the year 1920 according to Joseph R. Papineau. He wrote the book Old Victoria, Forest Queen of the Copper Mines in 1998, which delves quite deeply into the Victoria's history.
All of these log houses date to 1858 or earlier, which is evident by their dovetail joint construction. At least some of them were used on and off by various parties well into the 20th century despite lacking basic "modern" conveniences like say, plumbing.
Beyond the great, twisted trunk of this ancient maple tree you can see the fallen wall of another frame house, covered in leaves:
For being over 150 years old, I guess it was in pretty decent shape considering the latest it would plausibly have been maintained was in the 1950s.
In case you can't already smell it right through these photographs, the damp autumnal potpourri filling my nostrils that day was absolutely off the charts. Keep your palm trees and sunny southern weather; there is no substitute for crisp, redolent autumn in the Great Lakes.
Other bare rectangular foundations continued to poke up out of the golden carpet of October leaves on the forest floor as I made my way up the hill in search of the actual mine buildings...
This foundation still had a tiny corner of rotted wood left to prove that it once had a cabin on top of it:
I soon came to the bottom of a poor-rock pile, and saw a way up. It was the mine's hoist house that I was primarily looking for today, the largest remaining ruin, and I knew it lay somewhere near the top of Forest Hill.
Once I got up here the wind really beat the cold rain into me. Despite the gorgeous surroundings I could hardly wait to get back to the car...our plan for the day was to return to the Keweenaw and warm up at Lindell's Cafe for lunch. But first I wanted to find the ruin of the hoist house, which was somewhere on top of this hill.
Dipping back into the woods, I started to find a couple weird holes in the ground that suggested very old mining activity:
This cleft in the bare rock looked especially intriguing:
It reminded me very much of my explorations at the Norwich Mine several years prior, and could have been one of the primitive operations that preceded the most recent incarnation of the Victoria Mine.
I took a look inside hoping that a bear was not within, just getting ready for hibernation. I don't believe I had a proper flashlight with me, and as I recall this ended up being a very short tunnel with nothing much inside. The actual mine shafts at Victoria have been capped, by the way.
Suddenly I spotted what I was looking for—the hoist house.
It loomed up at the top of the hill like a haunted mansion...
One very cool ruin of the Old Victoria site that I missed on this trip were the "pyramids," two gigantic cement monoliths out in the middle of the woods, each as big as a house and shaped like a pyramid with metal bolts sticking out of one side. They used to be cable diverters for the hoist, and my colleague Mike Forgrave covers them very well at: coppercountryexplorer.com
Interestingly, the North Country Trail actually passes through this doorway, and goes out the other side of the building. I have hiked sections of the North Country Trail before (White Cloud, the Porcupine Mountains, and Norwich Bluff), and I'd always wanted to see this part, even if I wasn't backpacking today.
Mike Forgrave says that when Captain Hooper first took up the reins of the old Victoria property in 1881 intending to reopen it, "he found a mine in disarray." Its workings were flooded with groundwater, the support timbers had rotted away, and the shafts themselves had been dug haphazardly at best. Hooper needed to completely rehabilitate the site before any new mining could commence, and that took until after the year 1900.
This hoist house was an improvement over the smaller one that it superceded; the Victoria had been plagued with troubles in its early years (including losing its stamp mill to a fire and again to a flood), so Captain Hooper tried to offset that by keeping infrastructure simple and cheap when he started. Once the copper and profits finally began rolling in, they were able to build a bigger better hoist house, which is the one you see here.
I believe the Victoria's ore was sent to the smelters up in Hancock for final processing.
According to Michigan Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula by Roy L. Dodge, Victoria got its post office in 1899. By 1905 the population was 400, and there was a general store, a doctor, and a sawmill. By 1910 there was a saloon and the population was 360, and a great number of them were Finns, as one might expect. By 1915 there was a railroad agent, and in 1917 Victoria's population had peaked at 700.
Mike Forgrave drew up an excellent overview map of the town (using an aerial photo taken in 1937), showing all the buildings that once stood here and what their functions were.
Papineau notes that death seemed to "haunt" the Victoria Mine, although I don't believe it was ever infamous for being a widow-maker. He lists the first death as occurring in 1903, when Isaac Erikson was crushed by a large steel kibble full of rock that fell back into the mineshaft and landed on him.
The year 1907 was especially bad for deaths at Victoria, Papineau reports. Onnen Kiskenan was annihilated by a premature blast, Henry Metsala fell 270 feet down a shaft, and John Winters was crushed by a timber that dropped down a shaft. 1912 was an even tougher year at Victoria. One man was killed by a fall triggered by a dynamite blast, and Joe Wiechoski also fell 200 feet down a shaft that same year. Oscar Bohto was asphyxiated in the 21st level by poisonous gasses left behind after a dynamite blast. Another man, Oscar Sarri, was killed by a freak blast when his pneumatic drill struck an old undetonated charge.
In the early days of the Copper Country a mine would typically shut down out of respect when a fatality occurred, but according to Papineau by this time that practice was discontinued in favor of offering monetary assistance to the family. Workplace safety measures did not even really come into play in most occupations until after this time. Death was an ever-present aspect of working in the mines...I don't think there was a single miner in Michigan who didn't see someone killed on the job at least once. Such was the cost of forging the modern prosperity we now take for granted.
The sky began to threaten that this light rain was about to turn into a late season thunderstorm, so I tried to hurry and finish up with the photography and move along.
The great hoist engine once sat in this cavity, basically a giant elevator motor that ran cables down into the mine for lifting men and copper out of the underground:
The large engines that remained behind in these types of buildings all across Michigan's Copper Country were chopped up and removed for scrap during the second World War. I imagine that the roof and its massive trusses were also taken for scrap iron at that time, which would explain why they are totally absent.
Following WWI, a drop in copper prices ultimately led to the Victoria mine's demise, as well as most others down here in the southern extremity of the Copper Country. The Victoria closed in 1921 and the exodus began. By 1927 Dodge reported that no population was listed for Victoria, and the post office had closed and reverted to Rockland.
As told by Papineau, the town was reused temporarily to house workers in 1929 when the new dam was built by a power company. After that a man (also named Hooper) was left behind to serve as live-in caretaker of the town, until he passed away here in 1937.
On my way back down the hill I passed the bare ruins of the old hoist house for the #2 Shaft, if I'm not mistaken:
I also spotted this odd tank, which Mike hypothesized could have been a reservoir for either water or compressed air:
There was also the ruined foundation of the former rock house:
Between these piers of cement, railroad cars would have once pulled in underneath the building to receive crushed rock and ore, which was then dumped into them from above:
No trip to the Victoria can be complete without seeing the dam and the Taylor Compressor.
It was Hooper's unusual decision to build what is called the "Taylor Air Compressor" to provide power for the mine, to offset the rising cost of bringing fuel coal in to this remote location. He worked with the Canadian engineer Charles H. Taylor to design a power source for the Victoria that had no moving parts. It required a huge underground chamber be dug under the Ontonagon River, 282'x57'x18' in size, which took the miners from 1904 to 1906 to hollow out. A 300' dam was also built, and a 6,000' canal to channel water from the surface to the underground chamber. As the water filled the domed chamber a pocket of air formed at the top, which became more and more compressed as the water level rose.
The compressed air in the chamber was drawn off through a pipe that allowed it to power the mine's hoist, its drills, its stamp mill, and even its tram railroad. Molloy writes that this new system saved the Victoria Mine $20,000 in fuel costs in the first year. It was also completely pollution-free, which was unusual in those days of burning coal for everything.
Whenever the air compression in the chamber went over the needed levels, there was a blow-off valve that allowed excess pressure to be released through a 12" pipe in a remote location, resulting in a spectacular geyser shooting far up into the air. This was reportedly very cool in winter, because it left behind some pretty wild ice sculptures. Even today the dam itself becomes a spectacle during the spring thaw, when all the melting snow causes the river to turn this little trickle of a waterfall into a rampaging torrent that sends spray well up above the trees...
This current dam was built by the power company to replace the original one—and it also happens to cover the spot where the legendary Ontonagon Boulder had lain since time immemorial. It was the tales about the mystical copper boulder going back to the 1600s that ultimately sparked the copper rush to Upper Michigan.
We had had enough of the cold penetrating rain for today, so we loaded up in the Jeep and wound our way back to Lindell's for a warm lunch and coffee.
Old Victoria, Forest Queen of the Copper Mines, by Joseph R. Papineau
A Guide to Michigan's Historic Keweenaw Copper District, by Lawrence J. Molloy, p. 86
Michigan Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula, by Roy L. Dodge, p. 274-275
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan, An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites, by the Historic American Engineering Record, p. 112-115
http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/explorations/mines/victoria-mine/
https://www.mindat.org/loc-26089.html
https://www.michigan.org/property/old-victoria-restoration-site
http://www.ontonagon.net/oldvictoria/
http://exploringthenorth.com/oldvictoria/mine.html
Labels: Ghost Town of Old Victoria Mine, Ontonagon County
My husband and I visited Old Victoria last August just after closing time, but a very nice volunteer was spending the weekend there (I guess to keep an eye on the place) and showed us around. She was heating up the sauna and showed us how that worked too. My husband is half-Finnish, so we had a great conversation!
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The PARI PEP S System combines the therapies of PEP (Positive Expiratory Pressure) and inhalation using a nose clip, mouthpiece and inspiratory valve without a manometer.
The patient's respiratory tract is stabilised due to adjustable expiration resistance which counteracts bronchial collapse.
Offers considerable hygiene advantage as the PARI PEP System can be washed in a dishwasher, autoclaved or disinfected chemically or by boiling.


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Q: Whats the meaning of the "build&run" button's arrow? Out of curiosity, when you open xCode and you want to run your app, you must to click "Play" button:

But when you hover this section, a little arrow appears (downright)

Does anybody know the meaning of that element, I thought it was a hidden menu.

A: When you click and hold on that button, a Menu will appear where you can switch the default action for this button.
You can see the other options here:

Note that you can modify these options by holding either shift (just build), alt (brings up the scheme selector for that scheme first) or ctrl (don't build, just run).


The city's treasurer says young people seeking a light-rail "freebie" should look elsewhere.
Already home to 1.7 million, Hampton Roads is among the fastest growing metro regions in the country. Virginia Beach, the largest in the cluster of coastal cities between Virginia and North Carolina, boasts one of the country's highest shares of people aged 18-35.
No wonder local officials are trying to boot up a more robust regional transit system in order to support and hang on to the economic benefits of a young population.
[Atkinson] said millennials who want public transportation and dense living aren't a good fit for Virginia Beach and should move to Norfolk. He said the city is not set up for dense development and widely used public transportation, and it shouldn't build an expensive project to cater to millennials.
Atkinson, who has been treasurer since 1978, said the Beach is better poised to attract people that want good schools, recreation, and the ocean.
"The populations are different," Atkinson said. "The city of Virginia Beach offers something to those willing to pay for it.
Nothing like a little light-rail to flare up intergenerational stereotypes! Better to protect Virginia Beach and its traditional family values, which include spending a healthy 40 hours per year sitting in traffic.
In all seriousness, Atkinson's resistance (which he has previously based in concerns about cost overruns) may have a real effect on the region's light-rail future. He and a city councilmember are both fighting to hold another referendum on the extension—efforts that have caused the state to threaten to withdraw the $155 million it has already contributed to the project. Referendum or no, the Virginia Beach City Council now has a deadline of April 30 to submit a memorandum of understanding to the Commonwealth Transportation Board if they want to keep the cash, and the project, coming.
Reached for comment, Millennials rolled their eyes and started Craigslisting for apartments in Denver.


Attempt as you might, you seem to be doing every little thing right, however no one seems thinking about employing you. What could be incorrect? Use this list to be sure these risks are not limiting you.
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You enter the Bologna through a central entrance hall. There is a cloakroom and under the stairs storage space. The lounge is on this level, where a large central window and two sets of French doors provide access to the garden.
On the other side of the entrance hall is the dining room, kitchen and utility area, with separate entry point to the back garden. Double aspect windows flood the space with light. The home also comes with integrated appliances including dishwasher, fridge freezer and washing machine.
On the first floor there are four bedrooms and a family bathroom with Villeroy & Boch suite. The master bedroom has fitted wardrobes and its own shower ensuite.
The Bologna has its own separate garage.
Kitchen/dining (max) 6203mm x 3542mm 20'4" x 11'8"
Utility 1856mm x 971mm 6'1" x 3'5"
Lounge 6203mm x 3203mm 20'4" x 10'6"
Cloakroom 1856mm x 947mm 6'1" x 2'11"
Master Bedroom 3599mm x 3400mm 11'10" x 11'2"
Ensuite 2006mm x 1862mm 6'7" x 6'1"
Bedroom 2 3400mm x 3259mm 11'2" x 10'8"
Bedroom 3 2820mm x 2715mm 9'3" x 8'11"
Bedroom 4 (max) 2836mm x 2715mm 9'4" x 8'11"
Bathroom (max) 2279mm x 1712mm 7'6" x 5'7"


My boys this past week have been dealing with the flu. Many sleepless nights and lots of sad, sick kids is no fun at all. I believe we are finally past it and guess what? I did not turn to food!!! YAY!!! I know this may not sound like much of an accomplishment to some but this is for me!
Normally after a lot of stress or boredom(being stuck in the house for a week and a half), I turn to food to comfort me. This time I turned to prayer, exercise, and yoga. What? Yoga….I have never been the yoga type. Haha, It has helped me in the evenings distract myself from the food and focus on something else positive.
I am feeling good. I can look back on the week and know I did not use food as a crutch. This is a great step for me and I am looking at food differently. As I said before this is an ongoing challenge that started as a child and it will always be a challenge. I can overcome though.
How was your week? What have been your struggles? Let's work through together!!


"This project was inspired by wanting to help the thousands of people that are affected by pancreatic cancer every day and the desire to improve their quality of life using organic synthesis," said Koshinski, who also completed a concentration in biochemistry.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Robert Broadrup supervised Koshinski's research and coordinated the project with the Massachusetts laboratory.
Koshinki's research is an important stepping stone to identifying potential treatments for certain types of pancreatic cancer, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Working on this thesis really emphasized how interdisciplinary all of the sciences are. This thesis involved complex topics in molecular biology and organic chemistry, as well as certain aspects of computer science and physics. Being able to use all of these different areas of science to try to solve a biological problem really tested my comfort zone, but it was a great learning experience. My biggest takeaway from the project is to be adaptable. Starting this project, there were many uncertainties and obstacles that we faced, and by being adaptable, we were able to focus on the bigger picture to try to solve some of those intermittent challenges.
I recently started working at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as a clinical research coordinator. I plan on learning more about cardiovascular medicine and biotechnology, with the hopes of pursuing medical school in a few years. This thesis has taught me a lot about the scientific process and has given me invaluable experience that I can utilize in the future.
Photo: Human tumor cells from the pancreas stained with an immunocytochemical stain with methyl green in the background and magnified to 400x.


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Contributed photo/San Juan County Sheriff's Office Sean Michael Hunter.
Homeless man charged for alleged child rape
Cali Bagby
Tue Oct 2nd, 2018 12:35pm
Sean Michael Hunter, 24, was picked up for two counts of rape on Sept. 28 in Medford, Oregon at around 9 p.m.
Hunter, also known as Sunshine and Sean Marley, has been charged with one count of rape in the third degree, a class C felony and one count of rape of a child in the second degree, a class A felony.
Hunter, who is homeless, has been known to visit Sunken Park in Friday Harbor and Moran State Park on Orcas Island. Bail will be set at his first hearing in San Juan County. He appeared in court in Oregon on Sept. 28 and will eventually be transferred to Friday Harbor.
On Sept. 13, a woman told a San Juan County Sheriff's deputy that on Sept. 12 Hunter sexually assaulted her at Sunken Park in Friday Harbor. The victim initially tried to stop him, but when he became physically aggressive, she told the deputy that she was in shock and too frightened to speak.
On Sept. 15, a San Juan County Sheriff's Office detective waited at the Friday Harbor ferry terminal because he heard that Hunter would be on the 2 p.m. sailing. The detective wanted to interview Hunter about the report of sexual assault from the woman. While waiting, the detective was approached by a woman who said her 13-year-old sister was sexually assaulted by Hunter. The suspect never appeared on the boat.
On Sept. 16, the detective met with the girl and her sister. The girl reported that on Aug. 21, she went to Hunter's campsite near the upper Port of Friday Harbor parking lot behind a yellow trailer.
The victim told the detective that Hunter gave her alcohol and marijuana. After drinking three beers, the girl reported that she told Hunter she didn't want any more, but Hunter pressured her to continue drinking.
The victim then stated that when she decided to go to sleep, Hunter began touching her inappropriately. She told the detective that she told Hunter to stop, as she felt very drunk. According to the detective's report, she "gave into Hunter's advances, as she was unable to get up and leave due to her high level of intoxication." Then Hunter and the victim had sexual intercourse. The girl was 12 at the time of the alleged sexual assault.
The girl did not tell anyone of the incident until two weeks later when she confided in her sister. Several weeks prior to the alleged assault, the girl told Hunter her age, according to court documents. Two friends of the victim confirmed to the detective that they were present when she told Hunter her age.
One of her friends told the detective that Hunter said he might have made a mistake and thought he had sex with the victim.
His criminal history involves possession of drug paraphernalia, engaging in engaging in lewd conduct and battery all in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Gilbert was looking for a 16th-note repeating delay that not only sounds awesome but also helps tighten up timing and rhythmic chops. He found his inspiration in the intro keyboard riff to Iron Butterfly's 1968 classic psychedelic hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," As he explains, this type of delay effect can also be heard in the main riff to Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" as well as other classic Eddie Van Halen riffs.
But this TonePrint is not just about creating choppy 16th notes. Rolling off the effect's level and delay parameters will also produce a nice, subtle "tail extension" to your tone.
The In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida TonePrint is Gilbert's third TonePrint for TC Electronics. For more information and to download this and other TonePrints, visit TCElectronic. Be sure to watch the demo below to hear the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida TonePrint.