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Product Name: 1,4-Butanediol
Alias:1,4-Dihydroxybutane;1,4-Butylene glycol;Tetramethylene glycol
CAS NO.: 110-63-4
EINECS NO.: 203-786-5
APPEARANCE: colorless viscous liquid
MELTING POINT: 20°C
BOILING POINT: 230°C
Flash Point: 135°C
1,4-Butanediol (1,4-B, butylene glycol, or BD) is a thick, colourless liquid which is nearly odorless with a distinct bitter taste. 1,4-Butanediol is used industrially as a solvent and in the manufacture of some types of plastics, elastic fibers and polyurethanes. In organic chemistry, 1,4-butanediol is used for the synthesis of ?-butyrolactone (GBL).
In humans, it acts as a depressant and a prodrug for GHB where 1ml is equivalent to 1g of GHB. It is used as a recreational intoxicant with effects similar to alcohol.
1,4-Butanediol, as well as GBL, will dissolve most types of plastic over time.For this reason, it is recommended to only transport and store the drug using a glass container, standard gelatin capsules (not vegetarian), or high-density polyethylene plastic (also known as #2 recycled plastic). To check the type of plastic used on a bottle, one can look at the bottom for a number in the triangle shaped recycling label.
Stimulation and Sedation - At lower doses, 1,4-butanediol is physically stimulating, encouraging movement and wakefulness. At higher doses, however, it becomes physically sedating, encouraging sleep and lethargy.
Motor control loss
Respiratory depression - Many reportedly experience an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper and sometimes faster breathing followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing called an apnea.
Empathy, love and sociability enhancement - Unlike alcohol which merely increases sociability through disinhibition, 1,4-butanediol presents strong entactogenic effects which, although weaker than that of MDMA, are still prominent and well-defined.
Information processing suppression
Increased libido - - This effect is manifested differently in comparison to dopaminergic stimulants such as cocaine or amphetamine in a way that is more emotionally driven and cerebral in its perception as opposed to being primarily physically driven by dopaminergic stimulation. It is most felt when dosage remains low to moderate and intensifies proportionally to the duration of consumption
Toxicity and harm potential
1,4-Butanediol is not active in its own right; its mechanism of action stems from its identity as a prodrug of GHB, meaning that it is rapidly converted into GHB in the body.
GHB is considered to be a safe and non-toxic substance when used responsibly or medically. The LD50 is above the active dosage, and there is no danger of acute toxicity when this compound is taken at appropriate dosages. However, it can be dangerous when used as a recreational drug or abused. There have been many negative reports from recreational users who have overdosed, combined GHB with alcohol or other drugs, or accidentally dosed themselves unexpectedly.
One publication has investigated 226 deaths attributed to GHB.Seventy-one deaths (34%) were caused by GHB alone while the other deaths were from respiratory depression caused by interaction with alcohol or other drugs.To avoid a possible overdose of GHB/1,4-Butanediol, it is important to start with a low dose and work your way up slowly by increasing the dosage in small increments as the exact toxic dosage is unknown.
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The finance minister is adamant that consultation and ongoing discussions to create financial flexibility within municipalities remains top of his agenda.
Finance Minister Kevin Doherty says municipalities, including Regina don’t neccesarily need to raise taxes further to help bridge the gap. He adds reserves are there, and are useable.
Doherty also responded to a statement earlier Monday from the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, which claimed the government isn’t acting like a partner should.
“Well fair enough” said Doherty. “If that’s how they want to characterize that, that’s how they will. We said in our meeting a couple of weeks ago was that we need to have a larger conversation, which they agreed to, moving forward on the entire funding envelope. So I’m hopeful we can sit down and have those kinds of discussions.”
The government and SUMA met last on March 29th.
In the meantime, The Finance Minister says it’s up to cities to try and come up with savings from a shortfall budget, but says the province will be there to talk them through it from start to finish.
Minister Doherty said he has had multiple discussions with the City of Regina, and those in the chambers of power are well aware of certain options in front of them.
“Mayor Fougere said over and over again, is this a one-year deal?” said Doherty. “Because if this is a one-year deal, it changes the conversation. He (Fougere) said we have options when it comes to the reserves.”
Premier Brad Wall remarked in question period that municipal reserves are there to be used, and isn’t certain higher taxation is the way to go.

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The Washington wine industry honored several long-time industry members for their pioneering involvement and advancement of the industry during the annual meeting of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers.
Dr. Ken Eastwell, recently retired Washington State University virologist and director and creator of the Clean Plant Center Northwest, received the Grape Growers’ Industry Service Award. Eastwell’s career in plant disease virology spanned 34 years.
He played a leadership role in the development of the National Clean Plant Network initiative, a plan to network existing clean plant centers in the country to facilitate the introduction, virus-testing and eventual release of clean plant materials to growers.
Mimi Nye, likely the state’s first female vineyard manager and long a role model for women in the industry, was named the Rick Hanson Memorial Grower of the Year.
Nye has served as vineyard manager at Canoe Ridge Estates Vineyard, owned by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, since the vineyard’s inception in 1981.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed on a pair of growers from Washington’s famed Red Mountain: Jim Holmes of Ciel du Cheval and John Williams of Kiona Vineyard and Winery.
Both men were pioneers in the development of Washington’s wine industry, the Yakima Valley appellation and Red Mountain, which is a sub-appellation of the Yakima Valley AVA.
The Herbfarm in Woodinville, Washington, was named Restaurant of the Year, an award given annually by the Grape Growers to a restaurant that’s done an exceptional job showcasing Washington wines.
The Herbfarm is known for showcasing both foods and wines of the Pacific Northwest, serving 9-course dinners, paired with wines, that draw inspiration from the seasons.

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Fernando Alonso maintains that Ferrari is gradually improving after the Spaniard finished the Monaco Grand Prix in fourth place.
Alonso slipped to sixth at the start but profited from problems striking Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen to move into fourth, eventually coming home 32 seconds behind race winner Nico Rosberg.
The two-time world champion said that a problem at the start cost him the positions.
"Finishing just off the podium was a good result, especially after a difficult start and the various incidents during the race," he said.
"At the start, something in the motor didn’t work, but even if I’d had full power, there was no room to overtake. The three cars ahead of me deserved to be there as they were really uncatchable.
"I am pleased with fourth place, because we were able to manage a race in which you had to always maintain the highest level of concentration as there were plenty of tense moments."
Alonso believes Ferrari is improving the F14T but acknowledges that they must soon start making progress.
"Our pace was good and that means that, bit by bit, we are improving," he said.
"Sure, the gap to the leaders is still significant, because like us, they are still moving forward on the development front. Therefore we must always try to do better, starting with the next race in Canada."

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A ‘new’ work by Britain’s favourite composer will be performed for only the second time in public at Exeter Cathedral this Saturday, March 17th. The Cambridge Mass by Ralph Vaughan Williams lay undiscovered for more than a hundred years.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir will combine with Exeter Cathedral Choir and the city’s Sinfonietta orchestra to perform the work he wrote for his doctorate of music at Cambridge University. It lay forgotten in the vaults until being discovered just five years ago.
Members of the Vaughan Williams Society are coming from far and wide for a chance to hear this virtually unknown work. It has captured the imagination of all involved.
Vaughan Williams wrote the mass while a student at Cambridge to gain his doctorate in music, so the work is very much a display of technique. But experts say there clear signs of the genius that would later produce 'The Lark Ascending', recently voted Britain's favourite piece of classical music.
The manuscript was found by Conductor Alan Tongue who will be present at the concert. He gave the work its premiere performance last March to great critical acclaim.
The second item on the programme is also being performed for only the second time ever. It's a work by the contemporary composer Patrick Hawes. He may not be such a household name as Ralph Vaughan Williams, but he was commissioned by Prince Charles to write a piece about his garden at Highgrove House which was premiered at Covent Garden on the Prince’s sixtieth birthday.
The composer chose the Exeter choir to make the first recording of his Lazarus Requiem, and will be conducting the Cathedral performance.
The CD recorded at the Cathedral in January will go on sale for the first time at the concert. Watch the full report by John Andrews:


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Yesterday the house of Emanuel Ungaro presented the first collection designed by Estrella Archs under the artistic advisement of Lindsay Lohan, whose multiyear contract with the house is reportedly worth millions. The fashion world laughed when Lindsay’s appointment was announced — and we can all but hear their saddened chortling from this coast the morning after her Paris disaster. You see, while we in the United States are somewhat used to celebrities starting fashion lines that may even become successful (Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, etc.), Europeans are not. Of course the fashion world as a whole is snobby, too, but it probably has a right to be when a troubled 23-year-old actress convinces a storied European house to send glittery heart-shaped nipple pasties down the runway. Those pasties left several in yesterday’s audience “aghast,” according to the Times. WWD called the collection “an embarrassment,” adding it looked “cheesy and dated” with an “overworked” heart motif. Lohan, the paper adds, failed to infuse the label with a more youthful sensibility, which was one reason Ungaro CEO Mounir Moufarrige said he hired her (after her publicity-generating power).
The Times had the pleasure of hanging out with Lohan in the Ungaro office:
The day before the show, Ms. Lohan was staring at herself in a mirror in Ungaro’s grand offices on the Avenue Montaigne, a stone’s throw from the ateliers of Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy and other famous French labels. She picked up a black and white scarf and tied it around her head, then replaced it with a black one, and then clumsily stuck a red sequin-covered heart to the side of her head while a team of designers watched her…
Did we not tell you she was working hard? Anyway, designer Estrella Archs said backstage after the show the collection “had to be designed very quickly.” But that was hardly an excuse in the eyes of the fashion press. WWD adds:
Perhaps Moufarrige is right to remain unfazed following the terrible reviews of this show (he was surprised they weren’t worse, actually). If Lohan’s debut has led to Mean Girls on the runway — an ingenious, spectacular new melding of every woman’s favorite things, bitchery and fashion — he at least has a successful movie script in the works if his clothes don’t sell despite all this newfound publicity. Lindsay can even play herself and revive her acting career!

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Higher Education Collaboratives for Community Engagement and Improvement
Pasque, Penny A., Ed.; Smerek, Ryan E., Ed.; Dwyer, Brighid, Ed.; Bowman, Nick, Ed.; Mallory, Bruce L., Ed.
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (NJ1)
Individually and collectively, institutions of higher education possess considerable resources--human, fiscal, organizational, and intellectual--which are critical to addressing significant social issues. Additionally, these institutions are physically rooted in their communities. Therefore, investing in the betterment of their immediate environments is good for both the community and the institution. However, it is recognized that higher education institutions often fall short of making a real impact in their home communities. Therefore, a conference was convened to examine the current and evolving role of higher education institutions, particularly those operating within the context of coalitions, consortia and state systems, to catalyze change on issues affecting communities and society as a whole. Specifically, the focus of the conference was to develop and strengthen an understanding of how higher education might work more effectively with communities and it is believed that consortia or collaboratives of higher education institutions, along with community partners, can learn from one another. The papers offered in this monograph are the result of the Wingspread Conference on "Higher Education Collaboratives for Community Engagement and Improvement", conducted on October 27-29, 2004, in Racine, Wisconsin. The conference, the second of a three-part series, was sponsored by the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good at the University of Michigan School of Education, the Johnson Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The papers presented in this monograph are: (1) Reflections on Community-Campus Partnerships: What Has Been Learned? What are the Next Challenges? (Barbara A. Holland); (2) Reflections on the Wingspread Experience (Bruce L. Mallory); (3) Higher Education Collaboratives for Community Engagement and Improvement: Faculty and Researchers' Perspectives (Ira Harkavy); (4) Challenges to Community-Higher Education Partnerships: A Call to Action (David Cox and Sarena Seifer); (5) Mission and Community: The Culture of Community Engagement and Minority Serving Institutions (Maurice C. Taylor, Brighid Dwyer, and Sandra Pacheco); (6) Research Universities Working Together to Serve Multiple Communities: The Committee on Institutional Cooperation Engagement Initiative (John C. Burkhardt and Rachel Lewis); and (7) Partnering with the Old North State (Judith Welch Wegner). "Partnerships for Engagement Futures", an introduction by Ryan E. Smerek, Penny A. Pasque, Bruce Mallory, and Barbara A. Holland, is included. Individual papers contain tables, footnotes, and references.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Consortia, Partnerships in Education, Reflection, Economic Impact, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs, Barriers, Community Involvement, Teacher Attitudes, Community Development, Institutional Role, Conference Papers, Change Strategies, Community Change, Neighborhood Improvement
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good. 2239 School of Education Building, 610 East University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Tel: 734-615-8882; Fax: 734-615-9777; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org; Web site: http://www.thenationalforum.org
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Sponsor: The Atlantic Philanthropies; Kellogg Foundation; Johnson Foundation
Authoring Institution: University of Michigan, National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good

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The holiday season can be stressful, especially for military families with loved ones serving overseas. But “Operation Homefront” and Amazon had a huge surprise them Thursday.
Amazon delivered gifts to more than 90 children at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Earlier this month, the online shopping giant shipped thousands of care packages to deployed servicemen and women who wouldn’t be home with their families for the holidays. Charleston is one of 10 cities nationwide where “Operation Homefront” and Amazon are surprising military families.


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LeBLANC, Adrian Nicole
Freelance journalist. Visiting scholar, New York University School of Journalism.
Knight Foundation fellow; Bunting Institute fellow; McDowell Colony residency, Richard J. Margolis award, 2000; Soros media fellowship, Open Society Institute, 2001; National Book Critics Circle nomination, 2003 for Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx.
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003.
Contributor to Village Voice, New Yorker, Elle, Spin, Source, Esquire, and New York Times Sunday Magazine. Work has been anthologized in The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence, 2000.
Journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc is the author of the book Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx, dubbed an "intergenerational tale of drug dealing, familial dysfunction and urban criminality" by Washington Post contributor John L. Jackson, Jr. Based on ten years of research LeBlanc undertook in following two young Latina residents of the Bronx, the book recounts the ups and many downs in the lives of Lourdes, Lourdes's sixteen-year-old daughter Jessica, and the many people whose lives they intersect from the late 1980s through the 1990s. Within three years Jessica becomes romantically involved with a heroin dealer named Boy George, while her younger brother Cesar makes equally unsavory friends by joining a local gang. Meanwhile, Lourdes's fourteen-year-old niece Coco becomes involved with Cesar and joins Jessica in an exciting lifestyle paid for by their boyfriend's criminal activities. Ultimately, both young women wind up on the street after their boyfriends wind up behind bars, and attempt to patch together lives from the dregs of society. In addition to being sexually molested and sent to prison, Coco has five children on the way to her twenties, two by Cesar and three by men she met while Coco was in prison.
Noting that Random Family "reads more like a carefully crafted novel than journalism," Jackson commented in his Washington Post review that, in presenting such a detailed picture of even the most minute events in the lives of Lourdes, Jessica, and others, Le-Blanc succeeds in "powerful, even heart-wrenching storytelling." But, Jackson added, "it also mandates that she eschew any substantive discussion" of such social forces as poverty, market forces, and other inequalities "that provide important contextual clues for making sense of places like the South Bronx." Reflecting a similar view, Margaret Talbot praised Le-Blanc in the New York Times Book Review for her "painstaking feat of reporting and empathy," but faulted the book for having "almost nothing to say about the larger world." Random Family's "very dedication to portraying the multiplicity of hurdles," Talbot added, "the bewildering entanglement of personal failure and structural inequality that marks lives like Coco's, allows a kind of exhaustion to creep in." A Publishers Weekly critic found much to commend in Random Family, dubbing the book "extraordinary" and noting that, rather than present a broad-ranging social study LeBlanc allows readers "a rare look at the world [of the urban poor] from the subject's point of view." "LeBlanc's reporting illuminates the ugly, static reality of the street," Karen Valby added in her review for Entertainment Weekly. Calling the author "an unflappable narrator," Valby concluded by noting that in relating the downward spiral of the lives of Lourdes, Jessica, and Coco, the author "does an impressive job of keeping her sense of horror in check."
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:
Austin Chronicle, March 14, 2003, Jordan Smith, review of Random Family.
Boston Globe, March 2, 2003, Dick Lehr, review of Random Family.
Commentary, May, 2003, Kay S. Hymowitz, review of Random Family, p. 73.
Entertainment Weekly, February 3. 2003, Karen Valby, "Random Family Startling Tale."
Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2002, review of Random Family, p. 1677.
New York Times Book Review, February 9, 2003, Margaret Talbot, "In the Other Country," p. 12
Publishers Weekly, November 4, 2002, review of Random Family, p. 71.
Washington Post, February 12, 2003, John L. Jackson, Jr., "Numb with Pain," p. C8.
Atlantic Unbound,http://www.theatlantic.com/ (April 24, 2003), "Bronx Story," interview with LeBlanc.


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“[G]ive her a room of her own and five hundred a year, let her speak her mind and leave out half that she now puts in, and she will write a better book one of these days.” “‘The poor
For the young person I was, under 25 years, attending the African School on Internet Governance and getting involved in the internet ecosystem in my country, as well as in the African region, was a dream that I will continue
The 2021 African Scool on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) has brought together actors from digital ecosystems worldwide. It has been a golden opportunity for me and my community as I have learnt about several topics on internet governance. I applied for
How did I make it to the AfriSIG 2021 fellow if I am not deserving (African child suffering from impostor syndrome)? From a networking engineering arena to internet governance, I had no idea I was about to go on an
Between 3 and 9 September, 60 participants from 26 countries gathered in N’Djamena, Chad, for the seventh African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG), a week of peer learning-based sessions that included hands-on experience which fellows had the opportunity to apply at the African Internet Governance Forum, which took place right after.
I have always been of the opinion that POLICY IS BORING, I say this every time I have the opportunity to be at gatherings where policy discussions, especially tech/internet policies are held and I also ask myself all of these times, what can I do to make these conversations more interesting to the people who the outcomes of these conversations will benefit the most?
The 2019 African Internet Governance Forum took place in N’Djamena, Chad, between 10-12 September, to much fanfare. Attending this continental event was a first for me, thanks to the African School on Internet Governance, which chose about 45 emerging internet leaders in the continent. I am humbled by this recognition.
From all the topics taught at the school, I was particularly fascinated by the topic “Internet governance and sustainable development, climate and the impact of the environment of digitalisation”. I was interested in understanding how internet governance should address sustainable development and a sustainable environment.
It is my hope that deliberations and inputs gathered during the panel discussion would form part of the continent’s report, especially notably the time paid in detailing Africa’s position in the digital economy.
How can accessibility in rural areas of Africa be improved? What are the challenges for women and girls in terms of internet access? How are internet shutdowns affecting African users? These are some of the issues that Josephine Militza, Sophie Ngassa and Amanda Manyame focus on, as African experts on internet access with a strong gender perspective.

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"Triquetra" is the Gaelic word for a Trinity knot, so it is an appropriate name for the Irish Players' next offering, a program of three one-act plays in three different styles by three important figures in the Irish theatrical renaissance of the 20th century. John Millington Synge's "In the Shadow of the Glen" is poetic and romantic; Padriac Colum's "The Betrayal" is political and realistic; and Lennox Robinson's "Crabbed Youth and Age" is a drawing-room comedy about the strained relations between three sisters (probably more fun than Chekhov's) and their mother. All three playwrights display that most endearing of Irish traits: the gift of the gab.
Irish Players of Rochester present "Triquetra: An Evening of Classical Irish Theater" on Friday, October 17, through Sunday, October 19, and Thursday, October 23, through Saturday, October 25, at MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. $9-$19. muccc.org; rochestercommunityplayers.org.


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UX game design insights from The Walking Dead: March to War
23 October 2019
How to improve your players’ experience before conducting playtests
Here at Player Research we’ve improved gameplay experiences for more than two hundred games globally by applying our knowledge of human-computer interaction, psychology, and neuroscience. Using user experience (UX) analysis and playtest labs, we’ve worked with games studios to help them develop a true understanding of their players and how to improve their games. Working with Google Play to gather learnings from developers, we are sharing insights on the importance of great UX in game design.
In the first article in this series, we shared critical player-centric design principles across three themes:
- Break barriers with players to accommodating how they see, hear, think, interact, and live.
- Build game structure to help players understand, learn, and progress.
- Refine focus and try to find the right balance.
For game development teams, using this framework can help improve their games from the player’s perspective.
In this article we’ll look at how applying these principles impacted a real game’s development, sharing some of the UX flaws identified, the design changes implemented, and their impact on key performance metrics. We hope this will help you apply these UX lenses to your own game, and see the benefit of this kind of analysis in identifying problem areas before conducting playtests with users.
The Walking Dead: March to War — game strategy
Based just outside Boston, Massachusetts, Disruptor Beam specializes in story-rich mobile games with social components. They previously released Game of Thrones Ascent followed by Star Trek Timelines. Their newest title, The Walking Dead: March to War is an epic free-to-play multiplayer strategy game, set in the world of Robert Kirkman’s long-running comic, The Walking Dead. The game’s rich visuals and gameplay aim to provide players with a gripping story and strategy experience with social elements. Joey Lapegna, Creative Director highlights how important the visual experience is in the game:
“We knew we were entering a space with a lot of competition, both in terms of The Walking Dead and the strategy genre. Building a visually striking game was something we knew could be an advantage for us in both areas. We felt that by recreating a distinctive looking world and creating beautifully painted characters we could transport players into a unique Washington DC during the events of March to War in the comic series.”
Assessing the UX of March to War
Our objective in assessing any game’s UX is to highlight parts of the implementation that might contradict designers’ intended experience. To understand how best to apply our UX principles to March to War, we needed some knowledge of their intended experience.
Using the questions for the development team, provided in our introductory article, Disruptor Beam outlined their vision for the game, the game’s target audience, and what their players need to understand and do. This outline acted as the basis for us to seek out any discrepancies between intent and actual player experience, using each UX principle as a lens:
Break barriers: Accommodate how players see, hear, think, interact, and live:
- Maintain audience-suitable complexity
Build structure: Help players to understand, learn, and progress:
- Leverage familiarity
- Provide minimal effective tutorials
- Ensure assistance is nearby
Accommodate how players see, hear, think, interact, and live
Maintain audience-suitable complexity
Testing players’ memories and attention can be a compelling gameplay mechanic. However, if players are required to memorize too much, especially around core tasks such as navigating menus, it can become burdensome and negatively impact their experience and efficiency.
March to War uses a menu with blueprint-style icons for players to build and upgrade their Survivor’s base. The screen only shows one or two areas at a time. Because players couldn’t see other areas in the base, they’d have to remember the position of unseen areas to navigate to them, adding a layer of complexity.
Disruptor Beam wanted this UI to be intuitive and easy-to-use, and also to impart an understanding of the game structure to players, communicating the game’s depth. In showing only a small part of a larger map — with no option to zoom out — the scale of the survivor’s base-camp was hard to appreciate and so too was March to War’s content and depth.
Pinch-to-zoom view of map
This issue was easily addressed by adding a pinch-to-zoom feature and a slightly wider default view of the base camp. This view allows players to see the much more of the base and reduces their need to remember absolute positions, improving the efficiency of using the map. All players can also see more of the buildings they’d unlock later, creating a better understanding of the base-building metagame.
Build structure: Help players to understand, learn, and progress
Leveraging familiarity reduces the need for training by relying on familiarity with real life, similar games, or referencing information that the game has shown in other areas. As Joey outlines, ‘familiarity’ can be genre specific, adding a challenge for developers who want to reach a broad audience:
“The genre of mobile strategy games doesn’t have a history of highly accessible UX, but highly engaged players have learned to master such games in spite of those challenges. What we saw as counter-intuitive UX when designing March of War, they saw as intuitive. So, we had to balance presenting an experience familiar to expert players of the genre but also attempt make it accessible to Walking Dead fans unfamiliar with the genre. We ultimately developed a UX that felt mostly familiar to experienced players — albeit with several usability improvements — but which was also accessible to new players.”
In March to War, similar colors were used for both positive and negative confirmation pop-ups, with red, orange, and green used interchangeably for positive messages such as a completed building, or negative messages such as an error or alert.
Neutral and positive messages in non-intuitive colours
This led to some mixed messages about feedback, as there was no consistent use of color players could familiarize themselves with and recognize quickly. In an easy fix, Disruptor Beam revised player feedback across all messaging and confirmations: using a green color for advantageous, red for disadvantageous messages, and notification-style top-mounted message for neutral feedback.
Players look for patterns and consistency in a game. When a pattern breaks it can feel disconcerting. March to War’s base-building section provides ‘free waiting time skips’ to speed up players’ construction of buildings. Players would quickly get into a habit of skipping waiting time for free. As it wasn’t clear when free skips would end, there was a jarring surprise when players suddenly found that they needed to wait for 15 minutes before they could skip again.
This jarring moment could be avoided by giving players the ability to predict when the skips would end. Disruptor Beam implemented a change that gave players enough knowledge to predict how free skips worked. Using a brief full-screen takeover message, players are told that a free skip is always given for a wait time under ten minutes. While we stress that tutorials are only one way to communicate knowledge, judicious and considered use of tutorials can be the best way to provide information to players. This solution is a great example of a minimal but effective tutorial.
Provide minimal, effective tutorials
The Disruptor Beam team were very aware of the challenges of building an immersive, rich experience like March to War while meeting the needs of the mobile player:
“We wanted the player to feel like they were transported into the world of The Walking Dead at a certain place and time and the 3D map and environment we built helped to do that. Meanwhile, we were also building a mobile game that required a quick and easy UX in order to keep players engaged. Mobile players don’t want to spend time exploring rich worlds, they want to get the task they’ve committed to completed as soon as possible. Visually communicating the information players needed to see on the map was an important challenge for us to keep the experience consistent.”
March to War is an intricate game, with a lot of information to teach new players.
The game takes a mixed approach to teaching new players, from using on-screen highlighting and animations to draw players’ attentions to features, to text-based messages to explain game systems and features. Use of text matches the game’s target audience of adults well: the game has a PEGI 16 rating.
Occasionally, the highlighting of in-game elements was a barrier to understanding. In some tutorials players were presented with multiple animated icons vying for their attention. Each of these flashing effects would perform well as reward moments or effective notifications in isolation, however, when presented together players’ attention was split, and the logical flow was lost.
Calling the players’ attention to multiple areas at once meant splitting players’ attention
Similarly, when being instructed on how-to build the Survivor Barracks, players are presented with multiple elements that might draw their attention away from the Barracks itself, including blue glowing blueprint locations, and three green arrows (which show available upgrades). Although the Survivor Barracks does glow orange — rather than blue — to draw attention, the various other highlighted elements create visual clutter, reducing the effectiveness of the tutorial.
Disruptor Beam altered the flow of the tutorial. Instead of using multiple arrows, one familiar icon now guides players toward the relevant UI and on-screen controls.
Ensure assistance is nearby
If development teams can feel confident that players will figure out a game mechanic for themselves, the need for long and overbearing tutorials disappears. March to War lets players explore the various mission types, with their varied mechanics and rewards communicated in-the-moment.
However, one mission type in particular — resource cache missions — works differently. In most missions Survivors complete a task and return immediately, but in this mission type the Survivors march out of the base for a longer period to collect cached resources. We identified a potential point of confusion from players: “What happened to my Survivors?” To communicate Survivor status without using text, Disruptor Beam drew players’ attention to the ‘active marches’ graphic by pulsing it once the mission had begun, and glowing it green when survivors had reached the cache, encouraging players to tap the button and reveal the countdown timers that show exactly when their Survivors would return.
March to War’s in-game economy requires players to produce resources and periodically collect them from their base by tapping an icon. Food, fuel, and lumber are needed for upgrades and new buildings. When players tapped on a resource icon to collect it, the icon simply disappeared. If players had forgotten or misunderstood what these icons were for, or what the building did, there was no assistance to help them understand the metagame. To address this, Disruptor Beam team changed the visual design of resource collection, showing the currency icon and the amount of that currency the player has collected.
Before-and-after resource collection graphics
Impact of the changes
In the weeks following our review, Disruptor Beam made small changes to address the individual UI and tutorialization issues highlighted by the analysis, releasing an updated version of the game in December 2017.
The impact of these straightforward changes was reflected by improvements in several in-game behaviors. Spending of in-game resources and premium currency, completing objectives, and carrying out research to unlock new features all increased in the first session, reflecting players’ better understanding of resource gathering as a result of tweaking the tutorials.
The gathering and use of salvage greatly increased too, reflecting an improvement in players’ understanding of the ‘resource cache’ missions, thanks to the improvements that provide ‘assistance nearby’.
The clarified ability to skip waiting times resulted in players skipping more than before the changes, and sticking around for longer, with average first-session time being double that of the previous release.
Summary and observations
We hope our outline of the simple process of re-thinking and assessing a game from the players’ perspective will inspire you to assess your game for latent UX issues. By focusing on breaking barriers to play and structuring learning in The Walking Dead: March to War Disruptor Beam achieved significant improvements in key metrics. It was great to work with a company so open to growing and improving, as articulated by the Production team:
“Disruptor Beam as a company has always been committed to continuous improvement. It’s a philosophy we take to heart when evolving and developing new ways to approach our games. Does that mean we always nail it? No. We’re still learning and growing in the art of game making everyday. Player Research gave us a fresh perspective on our game product with concrete feedback that we could make changes based on. It’s rewarding to see how those became positive experiences for our Players.”
This article reflects just one type of UX research. There are many other player-centric research options such as usability playtesting, play diaries, eye-tracking, and more, each providing a different lens on latent issues in the design and implementation of your vision. The combination of these measures and their integration into your development cycle helps teams better understand players’ experience.
In the next article in this series, we’ll look at an example where the findings and impact of changes aren’t so clear cut, and explore other variations of UX research projects.
What do you think?
Do you have questions about these player-centric UX principles, or have tips of your own for what makes a great UX in game design? Let us know in the comments below or tweet using #AskPlayDev and we’ll reply from @GooglePlayDev, where we regularly share news and tips on how to be successful on Google Play.
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Theo Ford, Anais Vandenbosch, Isaac Sterling, Sojin Oh (American Apparel)
OOH and social digital marketing campaign shot in Downtown Los Angeles, featuring the Iconic Westin Bonaventure Hotel & American Apparel’s 2017 A/W Premium Basics Collection. Directed, designed, shot and edited by myself. Exploring the relationship between Graphic Design and Film — 3 different animated poster formats, played in rotation. My ambition was to focus on the material quality of the garments through close ups and light, in addition to the incredible architectural setting.


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Quote of the Day: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. "
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his "I Have a Dream" speech
Photo: Dr. Martin Luther King at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C. A weeklong commemoration of the March on Washington—August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of this historic event—is taking place in Washington, D.C. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
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There are many different ways you can train your body to be in shape and to have optimal level performance. It is important to switch through different workouts throughout your fitness journey to challenge all parts of your body. If you stick to only one type of exercise for long periods of time, your body will adapt and not grow and change in other healthy ways.
The way you train and challenge your body will show in your performance during your weekend activities and other active hobbies you may have. You can most definitely improve your performance within your lifestyle activities like hiking, cycling, or rock climbing by training throughout your week. Finding new and exciting ways to challenge our bodies will improve the function of the neuromuscular system which allows for comfort throughout our daily movements.
Group fitness classes are a great way to start or maintain your fitness journey to add a little extra movement and push from a trainer that you may not get in your own personal workouts. Sometimes we just need someone to guide us through a tough workout to check out for the day and zone in on our bodies. Fitness classes are also great to learn new moves and proper techniques for a huge variety of exercises.
Below is a list of a variety of exercises that could be found in a fitness class or on your own time and their benefits:
Functional HIIT Class: HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and is designed to fluctuate the intensity the heart must work to burn calories more efficiently in a timely period. HIIT can be included in any workout you perform and is best performed with a timer to control work and rest periods.
Core: Core training should be included in every workout to build and maintain posture and functional movements. Core classes with a trainer are great because you are able to target a variety of muscle groups within the core for optimal strength.
Yoga: Taking time to stretch our bodies is the most important part of exercise to maintain flexibility. A yoga class is a great way to dedicate a period of time to focus on stretching out our muscles. Without stretching our bodies and muscles could not grow or function properly.
Resistance Training: In order to move our bodies efficiently throughout our lifestyle activities we must keep our muscles and bones strong and ready to explode. Resistance training allows our muscles to stay lean and strong to support our difficult hikes or rock climbing. Without the strength to move and our bodies overtime become weak and limber.
*Talk with a fitness coach to know what your body needs in terms of strength, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory training to enhance your workouts and overall health.*
It is important to keep comfortable shoes that support your daily movements and lifestyle activities to prevent injuries throughout the body. The way your shoe supports your feet and movement can determine your level of performance and function within your body. Shoes that do not support your posture and movement can lead to injury in the ankle, knee, or hips. This can lead to muscular imbalances between these joints and cause poor posture and function.
If your feet feel uncomfortable because of a specific dress code for work or other harsh obstacles, talk with your doctor to get shoe inserts that you can transfer into any shoes you need to wear. Maintain optimal joint and muscular health so you can stay active and thoroughly enjoy your lifestyle activities and training. After all, proper training to obtain optimal performance within your hobbies will build confidence to be successful for the rest of your life.
To Health and Happiness!
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The Outdoor Athlete


Jesuit Music Ministry (JMM) brings its soulful, uplifting music to the Pinoy Playlist 2019 Festival stage, beginning this Friday, October 11 at the BGC Arts Center, Taguig.
Acclaimed chorales, Ateneo Chamber Singers and Hangad Music Ministry join over 100 OPM acts in the 6-day celebration of Filipino music, spread out over two consecutive weekends (October 11, 12, 13 and 18, 19, 20, 2019).
Champions of the Sacred Music A Capella and Chamber Choirs of Mixed Voices categories at last year’s 7th Canta al mar – Festival Coral Internacional in Calella, Spain, the Ateneo Chamber Singers round out the evening of Day 3 (Sunday, October 13) with their performance slated for 9pm at the Zobel de Ayala Recital Hall.
Nominated for Best Christmas Recording with their song “Magalak Sa Kapanganakan” at the 32nd Awit Awards, Hangad Music Minsitry, raises the curtain for the afternoon of Day 6 (Sunday, October 20) at 5pm, also at the Zobel de Ayala Recital Hall.
Following the theme “Ito ay Atin, Sariling Atin”, the second-staging of the Pinoy Playist Music Festival (PPMF) continues to bridge genres and generations of proudly Philippine-made music to today’s audiences.
Co-curated by Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Ryan Cayabyab, Moy Ortiz and talent manager/Ateneo’s Radyo Katipunan 87.9 FM program host Noel Ferrer, Pinoy Playist Music Festival aims to continue its mission of raising consciousness for OPM as a vital tradition that binds the Filipino community worldwide.
Prior to the start of the festival, the distinguished trio of curators will share their time, wisdom and talents with Taguig’s public school children through PPMF-X, an immersive music education workshop.
For inquiries about Jesuit Music Ministry (JMM), its artists and affiliated acts, please send an email to our Director, Mr. Lester Mendiola, at firstname.lastname@example.org


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This is a lovely moment – the winter solstice.
The darkest day of the darkest week of the year . . .
. . . when the movement of descent into darkness pauses.
. . . when the rhythm of the sun pauses before it changes from decrease to increase.
. . . when the dominance of night pauses before light overtakes darkness.
If you pay close attention, you can feel it – the pause before the shift.
This darkest day beckons us to pause, too.
What does any great athlete do before they …
… dive into the water
… throw the discus
… grab the rings
What are they thinking about?
Nothing — absolutely nothing.
Shabbat means cease and rest. That is what the solstice reminds us to do.
Just stop and be.
Go a little more slowly. Be a little gentler.
Soon the darkness will begin to recede and light will begin to increase. Hope and desire will increase. We’ll think about setting goals and moving forward into the new year.
But first, take a moment to pause before you plan.
Pause and do nothing.
This is the special moment of between – the moment that separates what was from what can be.
This is my annual tribute to the winter solstice. I hope you can take some time between the festivities of the holidays to relax, reflect, and think about nothing.

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Future in Context
America has had resounding success in telling the story of its birth and rise as a nation. So too has Israel during the 20th century. Now, Palestine must do the same if it wants to succeed, says Middle East scholar Rashid Khalidi.
Are the postmodernists and critical race theorists correct when they say America and some of its founders should appear with an asterisk behind their names from now on? The legacy of the Enlightenment and the American Experiment is in the balance.
A new book makes a multi-generational examination of the origin stories of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin to understand how they were shaped and by whom – their mothers.
Political gridlock and one-term presidents, are there recognizable patterns in how the Constitution plays out as the country moves through and beyond our times?
Imperial presidents, a diminished Congress and powerful judicial review. History and its players have shaped a Constitution that might surprise the framers.
Sandy Stosz, a self-described stubborn retired vice admiral, digests the lessons in leadership from a 40-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Jealously guarded as the country's most sacred text, the highest law in the land is an artifact of history even as competing forces put demands on it to guide the country into the future.
The Great Depression crushed the economy. The New Deal saved it. Can an analogy be made with today’s economic situation? Professor Jason Scott Smith talks about what happened in the 1930s and what might happen today.
The author of a new book on the pioneers of the civil rights movement says, as different as the two were from each other, they were also each other’s alter egos in the struggle against racism.
As a divided country wrestles with its future, it may be a good time to think about how we constitute a more perfect Union.
In the early years of the Republic, wives of politicians were often helpmates and could wield power despite their gender. Today, spouses challenge traditional gender norms in politics and have broad work portfolios.
The Constitution is silent on the number of justices on the Supreme Court. The independence of the judiciary is put in jeopardy when partisans settle political scores by rebalancing the courts.
As Congress debates the massive investment in American infrastructure, President Biden announces the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Ken Burns and his team have helped put American history in context through documentaries on topics ranging from the Civil War and Vietnam to jazz and baseball. Their latest takes on one of America’s greatest and complicated writers.
A prolific and outspoken author contends the term "populism" has been turned on its head, and not since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has the White House been occupied by a man of the people.
A new book chronicles the stories of sometimes broken, often desperate men who ventured to the northern plains in service of an industry that exemplifies late-stage capitalism.
A decade ago, Williston, N.D., became a magnet for desperate men, thanks to oil in the Bakken Formation. In an interview, author Michael Smith talks about life in an oil patch and the human cost of fueling the nation.
The recent Senate confirmation of the first Indigenous American, Deb Haaland, to lead a Cabinet department gives us reason to rethink our assumptions about First Nations’ relationship to power. A new book can help.
An important new book, Apollo’s Arrow, precisely targets what America got right in its COVID-19 response, and where it must do better next time. And there will be a next time.
The author of a new book on the coronavirus discusses how political expediency and an immature public have impaired America’s ability to meet the challenges and what we have learned as a country and what we have not.
The preparations for President Biden’s as-yet-unscheduled State of the Union address are haunted by a 400-year-old conspiracy to decapitate the British government. What can we learn from the Gunpowder Plot?
Donald Trump Has Earned Membership in the President’s Club, the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity. It Matters.
When a president leaves the White House, he enters one of the most elite clubs. A book by two of America’s leading journalists looks at what binds these individuals together, given their personalities and politics.
The printing press and social media democratized communication in their respective times. They both turned the order of things on its head — for good, for ill, and forever.
In 1800, the country struggled to survive its first transition of power between John Adams, America’s first one-term president, and Thomas Jefferson, thanks to political intrigue, chaos and panic.
With incoming President Joe Biden pledging to unify the country, author David French talks about the nation’s current divide, whether the country is in decline and the prospects for a lasting union.
Transfers of power, a hallmark of our constitutional system, often come with shocks to the system. Trump’s refusal to concede may seem unprecedented, but it’s not the first time this has happened.


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Chin Pheu, aged four, has another three years to spend in jail
AROUND the time of his seventh birthday, four-year old Chin Pheu will get a gift
most children take for granted: his freedom.
For the past year, Pheu has been the youngest inhabitant of Kandal Prison in Takmao
alongside his mother, who is serving a four-year sentence for murder.
But rather than a miscarriage of justice, Pheu's case is an example of one of the
more curious rights granted to women under the Cambodian legal code.
"Under Cambodian law it's a mother's legal right to keep her young children
with her if she goes to prison," explained Yim Po, Director of the Cambodian
Children's Protection Organization. "It's wrong for a child to have to go to
prison, but the law recognizes the need for a young child to not be separated from
The legal permission for mothers in Cambodia to take their children with them behind
bars is codified in Article 18 of the Procedures on Administration of Prisons, which
reads "Children may live with their mother in prison until they are six years
old ... When living in prison children should be able to leave and enter the prison
according to prison rules."
Pheu's road to Kandal Prison is a twisted tale of betrayal, jealousy and revenge
that began when his mother, Sun Deur, murdered the nine-month old love child of an
illicit union between her husband and her sister.
Fearful of her sister and now ex-husband seeking vengeance against her by harming
her son, Deur told the Post that she opted to trade Pheu's freedom for the relative
safety of the armed guards and barbed wire of Kandal Prison.
"In September my husband came here and told me he wanted to take Pheu back home
but I refused," the pale, shy, former Kien Svay market vendor said softly. "I'm
afraid that my husband's second wife will mistreat my son."
Pheu is not the only preschooler languishing at the side of a parent behind the walls
of a penal institution in Cambodia.
According to Eva Galabru of the human rights NGO Licadho, Pheu is just one of at
least 20 Cambodian children, from newborns to five-year-olds, spending their childhoods
accompanying their mothers through a grim daily regimen of prison labor, lockdowns
and unrelenting surveillance.
Although Licadho attempts to address the needs of Cambodia's child prisoners through
the organization's prison visitation program, Galabru says more is needed.
Kandal Prison Director Muong Sam Arth is the first to point out that his facility
is far from an ideal environment for raising a child, and shakes his head disapprovingly
when he describes the seven other women convicts of the prison with whom Pheu spends
most of his waking hours.
"Murderers, acid-attackers, child-traffickers, thieves," Arth said of Deur
and Pheu's dormitory-mates. "This is not the place for a child."
Arth speaks from experience. In the six years that he has been Kandal Prison Director,
Pheu is the second child to become part of the prison community for which he is responsible.
"The last time, a woman inmate gave birth in the prison," he said. "But
in this prison there is no medicine and no doctor on call in case of any emergency."
Deur has already been made tragically aware of the consequences that the prison's
poor hygiene and lack of effective medical care can have on a child. Three months
after arriving at the prison with Pheu, her two year-old daughter died of complications
arising from a fever.
Arth's concern about the welfare of the youthful charges under his supervision is
not entirely humanitarian: because the chronically cash-strapped Cambodian government
does not allocate any funds for the food, clothing and medical care of inmate's children,
responsibility for their maintenance falls on him.
"I have to pay for everything myself, using my own money and money earned from
the sale of vegetables from the prison garden," he said.
More troubling for Arth is the potential effects Pheu's incarceration might have
on his intellectual development and future educational success.
"I'm really concerned about Pheu not being able to go to school," Arth
said. "He may be okay ... His mother might be released [early] in the next two
or three years and at six or seven years of age I hope it won't be too late for him
to begin learning."
In the last two months Deur has apparently recognized the harm her decision to keep
Pheu with her behind bars might inflict on him, and says that she has unsuccessfully
tried to convince Pheu to move to a state orphanage.
"I feel so sorry for Pheu [because] he has to live here," she said. "But
when I try to talk to him about going to live in an orphanage he gets very upset."
Pheu's reluctance to leave his mother to prison life may be born from a well-founded
fear of what might become of her after he leaves.
"Last week her husband came here to ask her permission to divorce her and marry
a new wife," Arth confided. "She got extremely depressed and then tried
to commit suicide."
While his mother struggles with her own demons, Pheu appears at first glance to behave
much like any other four-year-old.
"He's a normal kid ... he plays with the sons and daughters of the guards,"
Arth said. "He only gets upset when he gets out of sight of his mother."

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"Yet, humans have worshiped things or ideas for, well, ever."
"Yes, I'll take him. " I say happily, smiling at them and extending my arms and picking up Snivy and cuddling him to my chest. I wantwhat do I want.
I take a deep breath, inhaling the smell and walking past Bryce's house to the start of Route 1. I've almost gotten to Accumula Town before, and this time I plan to get there, I've brought money and plan to shop for my future Snivy a little.
Tall grass starts surrounding me as I go deeper into Route 1. I enjoy the sights and sounds around me, some wild Pidoves are starting to wake up and fly out of their nests making their sweet cooing noises as they go.
Half way through, I decide to cut through the trees instead of going completely around on the main route. I find a little beaten path that will take me to the other side, and from there, I will head to Accumula. Its even darker under the tree cover, and there is some mud which makes a squishing sound every time I step into a puddle of it.
I see movement off to the side, a Deerling coming out of her den with her fawn. Its beautiful. There's a quiet serenity in this place, little did I know that it was about to make a drastic turn. I get closer to breaking through the tree line when I start hearing a shuffling noise behind me.
First, I think it's the Deerlings passing through, but as it gets closer I start to get a little nervous and start to walk faster. The noises get closer, close enough to were it feels as if something is breathing down my neck...the end of the story look at the video above ↑ ↑ ↑


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This monstrous, contorted sentry was assigned the task of emptying the dungeons of poor, cursed souls. This terrifying lizard-like creature oversees the ferrying of undead into the Lost Bastille. The Bastille is one of your destinations, but will you go as a triumphant warrior, or as an imprisoned hollow?
- Lucatiel of Mirrah
- She can be found near the shortcut porticullis in No-man's Wharf. In Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin her sign is found on the dock near the ship instead.
- Bradley of the Old Guard
- Found near the Hollow Infantry who fires flaming arrows as you enter No-man's Wharf. Only in Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin.
|No-man's Wharf||Boss fight inside the ship.|
|Shaded Woods||Mini-boss near the Shrine of Winter. Only in Dark Souls II.|
|Sinner's Rise||At the bottom of the elevator, in the second, leftmost room. Only in Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin.|
|Flexile Sentry Soul||Guaranteed||Dropped from the one in No-man's Wharf.|
|Twinkling Titanite||Guaranteed||Dropped from the one in the Shaded Woods.|
|Titanite Chunk||Guaranteed||Dropped from the one in Sinner's Rise.|
This fight is quite simple: block or dodge his attacks, then attack him while he's recovering. Use the large pillar in the middle of the room to block his advances and force him to attack.
It's recommended to finish this fight quickly. Two minutes into the fight (or after the boss is at 50% health), the water in the room starts to rise. The water will only rise to just below the shoulders, but once it gets that far, you will have an exceptionally difficult time maneuvering.
After the boss is dead, continue through the next doorway and make sure to open the chest for a Pyromancy Flame. You can then use the ship's compass to sail yourself over to the Lost Bastille.
You can buy some Poison Arrows from Lonesome Gavlan to make the fight even easier.
- There are two Suspicious Shadows with unique drops in the boss arena in NG+ and beyond.
- Circling around to its "back" (non-active side) is a sane method of attack - if you time it with its cool-down period after its attack.
- While on the docks, if you have Lucatiel summoned, make sure her path is clear and that you stay out of her way – she may fall into the water otherwise, depriving you of your phantom before you even reach the boss fog.

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Home' Trinidad and Tobago Guardian : October 1st 2015 Contents ZURICH---Sepp Blatter and Michel
Platini will avoid coming face-to-
face tomorrow amid the football
corruption scandal after a UEFA-
FIFA match was called off.
Blatter, the FIFA president, would
usually travel to Platini s UEFA head-
quarters in Nyon for the friendly
game between the governing bod-
"In a joint decision it was agreed
to postpone the UEFA-FIFA chal-
lenge 2015, which had been sched-
uled for Friday, 2 October, until fur-
ther notice," FIFA said in a statement.
The game would have come a week
after a criminal investigation was
opened into Blatter, in part over a
payment in 2011 to Platini.
Blatter is being investigated as a
suspect, while Platini is being treated
"between a witness and an accused
person," according to Swiss attorney
general Michael Lauber.
The rift between former close allies
Blatter and Platini widened recently
when UEFA complained to FIFA
about a document being distributed
that attempted to discredit its pres-
ident, leading to the departure of
one of Blatter s staff.
Platini is vying to replace Blatter
in the emergency FIFA election in
February. To stand in the election,
Platini has to pass FIFA integrity
checks after the October 26 cut-off
for the submission of candidacies.
Platini has faced scrutiny from
some national associations in Europe
over why he was paid 2 million Swiss
francs (about $2 million) by FIFA in
2011 for work carried out up to 2002.
"Events of recent days have raised
a number of issues which do need
to be fully examined," the English
Football Association said after dis-
cussing Platini at a board meeting
But the FA board decided to stand
by a July decision to unanimously
support Platini in the presidential
"We thought he was an excellent
President of UEFA and could bring
those same leadership qualities to
FIFA," the FA said in a statement.
"We are still of that view."
The FA noted that Platini is co-
operating fully with the ongoing FIFA
investigation by the Swiss and has
offered to assist the ethics commit-
In his first detailed explanation,
Platini said Tuesday that he only
requested payment in 2011 because,
when he took the job as a Blatter
adviser in 1998, FIFA s "financial sit-
uation" meant he could not be paid
the "totality" of his salary.
FIFA s accounts for 1999-2002
show a revenue surplus of 115 million
Swiss francs (about $83 million in
2002) but a deficit of 134 million
Swiss francs had been forecast.
In response to questions about the
payment, UEFA said yesterday: "The
president has been fully open and
transparent with the authorities. He
has not been accused of any wrong-
Corruption crisis sees UEFA,
FIFA call off friendly match LISBON---Portuguese authori-
ties say Luiz Felipe Scolari has
paid 3 million euros ($3.4 mil-
lion) in back taxes from when
he was Portugal coach between
2003 and 2007.
The Criminal Investigation
Department of the attorney gen-
eral s office said an investigation
concluded the Brazilian owed tax
on his image rights.
A statement late Tuesday said
Scolari agreed to pay the out-
standing tax as well as interest
on it. It did not say when he paid.
The case was then closed.
When the investigation began
in May 2014, Scolari denied any
wrongdoing. He said he had cor-
rectly filed all his tax returns and
declared his income in every
country he had worked.
Scolari guided Portugal to the
final of the 2004 European
Championship and to the semi-
finals of the 2006 World Cup.
Mourinho faces no English FA
action over doctor dispute
LONDON---The English Football
Association has cleared Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho of
directing discriminatory com-
ments at the then-club doctor.
Mourinho had a fiery con-
frontation with Dr Eva Carneiro
on the touchline near the end of
Chelsea s opening game of the
season against Swansea on
After receiving a complaint,
the FA says a Portuguese linguis-
tic expert analysed the footage
and found that Mourinho s words
did not constitute discriminatory
language under its rules.
After the match, Mourinho
criticized Carneiro for going on
to the field to treat Eden Haz-
Carneiro had her duties down-
graded and was banned from
attending matches or training
The Football Medical Associ-
ation last week said it was unable
to negotiate a "satisfactory out-
come" with Chelsea and the
matter is now in the hands of
Ethiopia won't send team
to Burkina Faso after coup
ADDIS ABABA---The Ethiopian
Football Federation says it won t
send its women s under-20 foot-
ball team to Burkina Faso after
the recent coup there.
The countries were due to play
a qualifier for the 2016 women s
under-20 World Cup last Satur-
day. The game was postponed
by the Confederation of African
Football to this weekend, but EFF
spokesman Wondimkun Alayou
said Wednesday the Ethiopians
won t travel even if CAF says the
match should go ahead.
He said "we value the safety
of our citizens and players so we
will be forced to cancel."
An elite army unit briefly took
control of Burkina Faso in a coup
earlier this month before handing
There has been ongoing unrest
in the West African nation with
government forces attacking the
barracks of the unit on Tuesday.
Scolari pays $3.4m back taxes from time as Portugal coach
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Modern Alaskan Waterfront Home
While on a hunt for houses near the North Pole, we were sidetracked by this beauty on the rocky shoreline of Alaska. Perched on a 200-foot crest overlooking the Sitka Sound, this modern waterfront home is a sight to behold while offering panoramic views all its own.
Location: Sitka, AK
Listed By: Jason Shaffer of Sotheby's International Realty
Throughout each room, towering glass panes face the ocean and neighboring (but dormant!) volcano, Mount Edgecumbe. The home was clearly built with its spectacular surroundings in mind, and we’ve got to hand it to them – the view from the marble shower is super cool.
The vaulted wood ceilings and hand-scraped walnut floors add rustic charm to the modern home. We’d like to curl up on the couch with a glass of wine (poured from a bottle picked from the home's wine cellar) and watch the sunset over the water any night of the week.
To truly comprehend the sweeping views of this home, check out the photo gallery below. Seriously considering living on the water? Browse the waterfront living guide to learn more about the luxurious lifestyle.

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Well said, Dr. Schindler !
This morning brought the terrible news of the murder of three young people in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The victims, Deah Shaddy Barakat (23), Yusor Mohammad (21), and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha (19) — tragically, the first two were newlyweds — were all students at the University of North Carolina. They are reported to have been killed by gunshots to the head, in what sounds like an execution-style murder.
Police already have their supposed killer in custody, Craig Stephen Hicks (46), of Chapel Hill. Since the victims were Muslims, Twitter immediately exploded with outrage and, of course, a hashtag: #MuslimLivesMatter. My Twitter feed filled with rants that nobody cares about Muslim dead and where is the coverage? — when, of course, I saw little but media coverage of this horrific crime. Predictably, the Angry Muslim Brigade was out in force online, insisting that this is a clear case of Christian terrorism, while Islamic State barbarism says nothing…
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HICKORY, Ky. (2/27/14) – The Kentucky State Police are asking for assistance in identifying a man suspected of using a stolen credit card number to make purchases at two Paducah grocery stores.
In January, Kentucky State Police were contacted by a Marshall County resident stating that her credit card had been used at both Kroger locations in Paducah.
Troopers were able to obtain still images of the suspect using the card at each store.
Callers may remain anonymous. If anyone has information as to the identity of this person, please contact the Kentucky State Police at (270) 856-3721.
Information provided by Trooper Jay Thomas
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Liverpool just can't get themselves out of the transfer spotlight, can they?
After signing Virgil van Dijk for £75m, Jurgen Klopp's side finally caved in and sold Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for a cool £145m.
Now, the narrative is shifted to who the Reds will try and bring in to replace the Brazilian, with RB Leipzig's Naby Keita one name that just won't stop cropping up.
Liverpool have already arranged a deal for the highly-rated Guinean midfielder, agreeing a deal for an initial fee of £48m back in the summer with the Bundesliga side.
But, given the fact they have lost one of their major midfield options, the Reds are now determined to bring the 22-year-old in early.
Talks between the two parties have begun but no deal has been reached so far.
Clearly, Liverpool know just how good Keita is and fans are sure to have seen a number of compilations across Twitter and YouTube highlighting that he really is the complete midfield package.
And now, a new video is doing the rounds across social media of Keita during his teenage years with FC Istres in France.
At such a tender age, the Guinean star still looks the real deal and it makes for quite a fascinating watch.
VIDEO: YOUNG KEITA DOING BITS
He's not bad, is he?
His all-action style, combined with enormous amounts of skill, is exactly what Liverpool's midfield needs.
With Emre Can likely to follow Coutinho out the exit door next summer, Keita's addition will be crucial if they are to challenge for major honours in 2018/19.
WILL KEITA JOIN IN JANUARY?
There were suggestions that the midfielder would play his last game for Leipzig vs Schalke on the weekend but as of yet, there have been no concrete reports in the English media to support this claim.
He has apparently caused a bit of a ruckus in training and perhaps, it might be in the club's best interest to offload him and get some more money in the process.
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2:40 p.m. | Updated In a surprise change that could have consequences for thousands of independent recording artists, the founder of TuneCore, a digital music distribution company, has been fired by the company’s board.
Daily updates on the business of digital music.
TuneCore acts as a digital middleman for small and independent artists, charging a $50 annual fee to distribute albums to online services like iTunes, Amazon and Spotify and keep track of royalties. Most of its 700,000 clients are little known at best, but the service has also attracted big names like Trent Reznor, Drake and even Jay-Z, who own their music and stand to earn more money selling an album through TuneCore than through a traditional record label.
The simplicity and openness of its model has made TuneCore extremely popular with musicians. In his blog post, Mr. Price said that in its six years the company had “sold over 610 million units of music generating over $310 million in gross music sales.”
Peter Wells, another founder of TuneCore who had wide-ranging responsibilities at the company, was also let go. “My position was dissolved,” Mr. Wells wrote in an e-mail.
It was not immediately clear why Mr. Price and Mr. Wells were let go. A TuneCore spokesman declined to comment, and Gill Cogan, a board member who is also partner in TuneCore’s lead investor, Opus Capital, did not return a phone call late Wednesday. Billboard, citing anonymous sources, said that Mr. Price had been fired on July 20, a date that was corroborated by a person inside the company who was not authorized to speak about it.
Within hours of Mr. Price’s announcement on Wednesday, commentators, other business people and artists began to speculate about the reasons, and also to defend his management of the company.
One independent artist, Alex Day, wrote on an industry blog that he had sold “half a million songs on iTunes, all put there by TuneCore.” He added: “I’ve always seen TuneCore as a supportive family and there can be no greater home for my work, and Jeff is responsible for creating such a welcoming and encouraging environment for emerging talent.”
Mr. Wells added: “I’m stunned this happened to Jeff, and very concerned. Jeff is TuneCore, its heart and soul and brains.”
Inside the industry, Mr. Price has also had his detractors. Even in a field known for headstrong entrepreneurs, he is particularly volatile, churning out thousands of argumentative words on his blog and picking public fights. A dispute with Amazon over royalties, for for example, resulted in TuneCore’s catalog being removed from Amazon in Europe for a several months earlier this year.
Mr. Price says he sticks up for artists’ rights; others have accused him of being bombastic and of using such situations to promote his business.
Some of Mr. Price’s business plans have also been criticized. He has said that TuneCore’s flat fee is the fairest structure for artists in the digital age. But that also means that TuneCore makes no more money selling 10 copies of an album than selling a million. Last year, the company also started a service tracking down publishing royalties for songwriters, but as of May it had signed up only 4,000 clients. With Mr. Price out, the company could change some of these policies.
On Thursday morning, Rdio, a subscription streaming service, announced that it had struck licensing deals with TuneCore and one of its competitors, CD Baby. It was unclear whether Mr. Price’s termination had anything to do with that deal and a Rdio spokeswoman said: “It’s not our place to comment on TuneCore’s leadership team.”
Reached by phone late Wednesday, Mr. Price declined to comment on being fired, but said: “I owe it to every investor in that company, every adviser and employee of the company, and every customer, to ensure that the value of the company is maximized.”
An earlier version of this post stated incorrectly that Jeff Price, the ousted chief executive at TuneCore, retained his membership on the company's board of directors. He is no longer on the board.