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Too often we preview a new year in gaming and focus only on specific titles. Don’t get me wrong, this can be plenty exciting. It’s always fun to see which games are around the corner, and it’s part of what keeps the industry so exciting. Sometimes bigger stories and broader trends are even more interesting, however, which means it can be fun to look at the coming year in gaming in a more general sense.
Thinking of things this way, and looking over some of what we know, these are my picks for some cool things that might happen in the gaming industry in 2018.
At least one prediction of the biggest game of 2018 landed on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, which is a forthcoming title by Niantic (the same company behind the Pokémon GO sensation). This is not, by the look of it, the Pokémon GO-like adaptation for Harry Potter fans, but rather a full new game that will allow players to play their way through a career as a young witch or wizard at Hogwarts. The game itself should be a hit, but as stated this is about potential broader trends, and the exciting thing is imagining that this will turn Harry Potter into more of a gaming force. Save a few early PC games and some LEGO adaptations, Harry Potter really hasn’t produced serious hits in gaming. Maybe now, with the books and films several years behind us, a game like this can launch a new wave of interest.
Casino gaming is often discussed as if it’s a fringe element of the industry, and that’s fair enough. However, these games have long been right in the thick of innovation. Poker sites got big right when browser-based gaming really became popular; slots and card games were early in mobile app stores and console download stores; more recently, online slots and arcades have made the leap to 3D and embraced high quality graphics. The next logical steps are AR and VR, and though nothing significant has happened on these fronts yet (save one experimental poker game), it won’t be long. We could well see online casinos take a massive leap toward these newer formats in 2018, and it will mean dozens of popular games.
By now we all have a pretty good idea what VR is all about. However, that doesn’t mean we have any idea of all the interesting ways it could be used. Case in point, there’s a sort of suspension workout apparatus called Icaros that seems to hold massive potential for shaping this industry. Described as being “like VR skydiving crossed with planking,” Icaros is meant to give people a workout as they twist their bodies while strapped into a contraption, all with the aim of navigating through a game. There’s no telling what will happen with this specific machine, but it could certainly make for the beginning of a trend toward new twists on VR – and specifically those in which we use our bodies, and not just our hands and eyes.
This is one that people are already talking about because Apple is at the center of the idea. Still, it would make for a really cool change in gaming, and a significant improvement on the AR that we’re all still just getting used to. If indeed Apple is on the verge of putting out AR glasses within the year, it’ll be one of the biggest fundamental shifts in how we play games in years – perhaps since the emergence of apps, in fact.

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Micky sat by the window in their hotel room and looked at the city skyline. He, Davy and Mike were relaxing but he soon became bored and restless.
"You know what? Pete's right, we should be out exploring the city," Micky said to Mike and Davy who were sprawled out on the beds. "The Doctor brought us here, we should at least have a look 'round and see the sights."
"Mike, you up for that?" Davy said, glancing at Mike.
"Perhaps later, I'm still enjoying a bed that isn't run down and old," Mike said.
"Come on, Davy. Just a quick walk around the hotel?" Micky implored.
"Yeah, I'll come with ya, mate," Davy said, sitting up.
"Have fun," Mike said, folding his hands on his chest.
Micky got up and walked to the door. He and Davy took one last look at Mike before they went outside.
"Wow!" Micky said when they stepped outside. "Dig all the weird aliens!"
The sidewalks were filled with aliens of every size, color and description. Micky and Davy stood there for a moment taking them all in.
"I wish we could stay here, this is a groovy place to be," Micky said. "More interesting than California."
Micky glanced at him and saw the familiar lovesick look on his face. He followed his gaze and saw a young blonde woman standing across the street. Her long blonde hair had been braided and twisted into a tight bun. She had piercing blue eyes and was wearing a black catsuit with black leather boots. She was leaning against the building across the street while she gave Davy an amused look.
"Davy, she's way out of your league," Micky said. "In fact, I don't know anyone who would be in her league."
"She's beautiful," Davy said breathlessly before crossing the street.
Micky winced when Davy nearly got run over by a car as he crossed the street blindly staring at the woman. The driver of the car looked like a large version of Cousin Itt and it yelled at Davy to watch where he was going. Davy sprinted across the street and Micky sighed, looking both ways before following Davy.
Peter settled back in the plush white leather seat and looked out the window as the train left the outskirts of the city and headed into the countryside. The ride was so smooth that to him it felt like they were gliding on air. The interior was spotlessly clean, made out of white steel and the seats were four to a cubicle with two seats facing a small white steel table. On the other side of the table were the other two seats and behind the seats were white metal partitions for privacy. The Doctor, Rose and Lalura were sitting in the next cubicle but Peter decided to sit by himself for awhile while he still tried to adjust to being in the future.
He glanced over when Lalura came around the cubicle and smiled at her.
"Can I sit with you?" she asked.
Lalura sat down in the seat across the table from him. She smiled and glanced out the window at the passing scenery.
"Beautiful, is it not?" she said to him. "Some say that New Atlantis has more beauty per square mile than the rest of Earth."
"I believe it," Peter said. "But what about your planet? Isn't it beautiful?"
"It is. Varox is lovely but it has been torn apart by war over the last few years."
"Oh, what a drag," Peter said. "There are wars where I come from."
"Yes. I know all about the Silfrux Affair and the war between Eurasia and Zealalia," Lalura said with a nod.
"This isn't the war you mentioned?" she said. "It's being fought as we speak and has been going on for several years now."
"Oh! Yes, that war," Peter said. "Yes, that's the war I was thinking of."
Lalura narrowed her eyes. She could tell Peter was lying but he didn't seem like a dishonest person. Ever since she met the Doctor, she was wondering if he'd also been lying about being a Time Lord. If he was, it would explain many things including Peter's ignorance of one of the biggest wars ever waged on Planet Earth. She thought Peter handsome but perhaps his worth could go beyond that.
"Would you like some tea?" Lalura said. "I'll pay."
"That sounds great," Peter said, relieved Lalura was changing the subject.
"Stay here, I'll be right back," Lalura said before getting up.
Peter stood up until he could see over the partition. He watched her walk up the narrow aisle towards the dining car. He waited till she left the car before getting up and walking around the partition into the Doctor's cubicle. He and Rose stopped talking and the Doctor smiled warmly.
"Sit," he said, gesturing to the empty seats across from them. "Are you enjoying the train ride?"
"Yes, I am, very much," Peter said, sitting down. "But I have a question. What is the…um…"
Peter struggled to think of the name of the war but it escaped his memory. He decided instead to describe what Lalura mentioned about Eurasia and Zealalia. The Doctor's face brightened when he finally figured out what Peter was trying to say.
"Yes, the Silfrux Affair," the Doctor said.
"That's it. What is it?" Peter said.
"Well, at this point in history most of Europe and Asia have banded together and have become the Eurasian Union and Australia and New Zealand did the same and became Zealalia."
"Okay," Peter said, his mind boggling at that.
"Most countries at this point in history have formed alliances with the countries around them. North and South America are known as the American Alliance. Then there's the Micronesia Alliance, the Polar Pact which is an alliance between the settlements on the North and South Pole and so on. Silfrux was an alien ambassador from Eurasia that was sent to negotiate peace between them and Zealalia since the two alliances were on the brink of war. He went to New Sydney and was assassinated by a Free New Zealand anarchist who wanted the two alliances to go to war in the hopes that in the chaos, New Zealand could be convinced to split apart from Australia and become a separate entity again. His wish was granted and the two alliances are engaged in a bloody, violent war as we speak."
"What about the other alliances? They're not helping?" Peter said.
"Well, New Atlantis is officially neutral and I believe the other alliances are staying out of it for the moment until there's a clear winner."
"Lalura said there was war on her planet and I told her there was war here too but I was thinking of Vietnam and I goofed up and I know she thinks I'm lying," Peter said.
"Where is she now?" the Doctor said.
"She went to get some tea for us but I didn't have a clue what she was talking about and wanted to ask you in case she asks more questions."
"Sit with us and let her sit here. That way I can help if she says anything else about the present time," the Doctor said.
Peter nodded and thanked him, grateful that someone knew what was going on around here. He shifted to the seat nearest the aisle and leaned out to watch for Lalura. When he saw her coming up the aisle, he waved her over to the cubicle.
"Sorry, I moved," Peter said when she walked up with two cups of tea. "I wanted to ask the Doctor about something."
"No worries. We can sit here," Lalura said, handing him a cup of tea. "Do you want tea?" she asked the Doctor and Rose.
"I'm fine," the Doctor said.
"I'd like some," Rose said.
"I'll go and get you some and Doctor, let me get you a cup as well. It's on me," Lalura said.
The Doctor thought about it and then nodded. He thanked her and Lalura walked back up the aisle. Peter looked at the tea and noticed it was a lavender color. He showed it to the Doctor and the Doctor examined it.
"Lavender tea, I think," he said after sniffing it and handing it back. "It's delicious, trust me."
Peter took an experimental sip and licked his lips.
"Wow, this is outta sight," he said before taking another sip.
He shared some with Rose and she took a small sip.
"You're right. I'm glad I asked for some," she said, handing the cup back to Peter.
"So if you know what's going on now, do you know if there's anything happening outside the city?" Peter asked the Doctor.
"There are some ruins of the old Atlantis that I thought we could look at," the Doctor said. "It's at the next stop."
"Ruins from before it sank?" Rose said.
"Wow, those are some sturdy ruins," Rose said to Peter.
"I'll say. I woulda thought they'd be gone after all this time," Peter said.
"Nah. The ruins are made out of alien steel and it's designed to stand the test of time," the Doctor said. "If I'm right, there are a few intact buildings as well as ruins."
"So why didn't anyone use them?" Rose said.
"Because they wanted to preserve them as a cultural site and because it would have cost a heap of credits to get rid of the water damage and bring them up to modern standards. It was cheaper just to build new buildings."
Lalura showed up with two more cups of tea and handed them to the Doctor and Rose before sitting down beside Peter. Peter sipped his tea while he stared out the window. He nearly finished his tea before he realized he was getting sleepy. He put the cup down on the table and relaxed while his eyelids grew heavy.
"Wake me when we get to the next stop, guys," he said to the Doctor and Rose before he closed his eyes and drifted off.
"Jet lag?" Rose said to the Doctor, nodding her head at Peter.
"Or the soothing motion of the train lulled him to sleep," the Doctor said.
"I think it's the train because now I'm feeling a bit sleepy," Rose said, sitting the cup down on the table.
The Doctor frowned at that. He watched Rose's eyelids droop and suddenly he got a bad feeling about the situation while she drifted off to sleep. He looked at Lalura who had a passive look on her face while she finished off her tea.
"Odd that they suddenly grew sleepy, don't you think?" he said to her.
"I don't know the sleeping habits of Earthlings," she said.
"No. But they didn't grow sleepy until they drank the tea," the Doctor said.
"Tea makes them sleepy?" Lalura said with a shrug.
The Doctor raised his eyebrow when he noticed a tiny nervous shift in her seat. He picked up his cup and swirled it around, studying it for a moment before his eyes raised up and caught hers. He saw them shift away and he put his cup on the table.
"Who are you really?" he said to her.
"I might ask you the same question…Doctor," she said.
"I told you who I was, who are you?" he said.
Lalura stayed seated for a moment and then suddenly she leapt up and ran back towards the dining car. The Doctor let out a curse, jumped up and gave chase while Peter and Rose slept soundly in their seats.

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From the vocalists who inspired awe to the songwriters who changed the way we listen to music, we've gone back to highlight the women in music who've impacted the world around them.
From Edna White, the first trumpet player to give a recital at Carnegie Hall, to the legendary Aretha Franklin, these women paved the way for countless others.
We know we can't possibly cover every amazing woman musician, songwriter or singer out there, but if you have a suggestion, feel free to join the conversation using the hashtag #ChangeTheTune.
Catherine Ribeiro | The French singer confronted the feminine "chanteuse" stereotype with her powerful voice and highly theatrical song-dialogues about folklore, war, politics and gender.
Born and raised in Washington, Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein started her career in music at The Evergreen State College. It was 1995 when she became the guitarist and vocalist in Sleater-Kinney at the age of 21. And after graduating in 1997, Brownstein would eventually move to Portland, Oregon. However, despite the move, Sleater-Kinney stayed together until the band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2006. And so in 2010, Brownstein took her talents to another band, Wild Flag, which released its debut album in September of 2011. But music has never been Brownstein’s only passion. When she wasn’t playing with her band, Brownstein was writing and acting. Brownstein is now best known for developing the sketch comedy Portlandia with actor Fred Armisen. Brownstein and Armisen both write for and star in Portlandia, which began airing on the Independent Film Channel in January of 2011.

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Folks have all sorts of reasons why they write. Some do it to make a living, some do it as a creative outlet. Some like being part of the community. Some people need it for self-identity.
I do it for the same reason I wrote stories when I was eight-years-old, lugging around my dingy white notebook filled with a first novel about Mandy, the girl who lived in a treehouse.
I actually feel most comfortable with this description of what I do. More so than "author." I get stories in my head and I write them down. Occasionally they win awards or sell a modest amount or make a bit of money. Not a lot. It's never been about the sales/money for me.
I am fortunate enough to have a husband who not only supports our family financially, but he also supports my writing as a creative outlet.
So how is it that I found myself overwhelmed with deadlines and anxiety and a dread of writing and the publishing world that had turned something I used to love into something soul-crushing?
Starting the publishing journey is like rolling down a snowy hill. You start out as an enthusiastic snowflake, gain some momentum, turn into a snowball, roll along gaining more speed, and suddenly this thing that used to be about writing and creativity becomes about promotion and productivity and deadlines and it's not that fun anymore.
And when you have a lot of stress in your life--could be family stuff, other jobs, money, health, whatever--adding more stress because you feel obligated to publish a book every three-six months or get left behind--this becomes the straw that broke the camel's back.
Part of my writing stress is self-imposed. I'm an all-or-nothing writer. Once I dive into a story, I become all-focused. I think about it in the morning when I drive the kids to school, I skip lunch, I skip dinner (families tend to not like that so much), and my brain is pretty much a whirlwind of THE BOOK until it's done. This is just the way my process has always been. I have short intense bursts of creativity--I call it the "punctuated equilibrium" approach to creative writing.
What I noticed as I aged was that my ability to deal with stress--my resilience--was starting to crumble. Things that used to roll right off me were causing insomnia and anxiety. My brain was a jumble of stuff to do for the kids, the family, the dog, the house, and the book.
Guess what wasn't in the jumble?
I wasn't in the jumble.
More specifically, my happiness was not in the jumble.
My days were about to-do lists and I rushed from one thing to the next, not engaged in the moment but focused on getting the next thing done. The next thing to worry about.
We only have so much emotional energy in our lives. If we use up all of it worrying about the kids or family or book, there is nothing left for us.
It's almost impossible to "remove stress" from your life. Being healthy is not really about removing the stress. It's about becoming better at managing the stress.
And so, after pushing myself to finish a holiday romance in time for Christmas (that's a deadline that can't be moved back, by the way), I decided to take a breather and figure out how to manage my stress better.
My initial idea was to take a short break--maybe a month or two--and then slowly work back to a regular writing schedule.
I took a month off.
I took another month off.
I started to add "WRITE" onto my to-do list. But...interestingly, it didn't happen.
I did this over and over again, feeling guilty each time the day went by and the "WRITING" thing didn't happen. And then...I stopped putting "WRITING" on the to-do list.
The first time I did this, I was giddy! I felt like a kid playing hooky. How could I have a to-do list without writing on it? Impossible!
Actually, it was strangely liberating. I started to figure out stuff that made me happy again.
I made lists that had things like "hike in the forest" "have lunch with the girls" "plant pumpkin patch in the garden."
I told my husband I was stripping my life down to the studs, and then building it back up. I needed to get down to the very basic stuff I need to be happy and healthy, and then add back the extras. Figure out how all these pieces fit.
I spent a lot of time researching simple living and minimalism and Hygge and I came up with a list of things that work for me every day. And my resilience shot up. I became better at managing stress. And believe me, with a 14-year old teenage girl, I have stress that would make your hair turn white. (Yes, my hair is white).
These are the things I do each day to feel centered and happy. After nine months of not writing, I feel...better. Much better. I didn't intend to take nine months off, but it turned out to be exactly what I needed.
Now I'm attempting a new writing process, one that feeds my soul instead of crushing it. I need to find a way to incorporate this into my schedule without it taking over everything else. And I'm ignoring every single thing about publishing and focusing only on writing. Back where I started. Over forty years ago.
This week was the first week back. It felt good to work on my book and to dive back into research and a new writing challenge. But I still managed my walks, cooking dinner for my family, and going out with friends.
It's not uncommon for women to overburden themselves with responsibility and to ignore their own health. I'm talking physical and mental and emotional well-being. We put our kids and family and jobs on the totem pole, but often we don't put ourselves there. Either we're at the bottom of the totem pole, or not on it at all.
I realized this year either I put myself on the damned totem pole, or I'm gonna fail. I needed to replenish my emotional energy.
Most of all, just needed to find my happy.
Now I'm ready to write my happy.
Good for you! It's so hard to take time for yourself. Cheers to feeling creative again!
GIRLFRIEND... this was an excellent post.
I had contracts that wouldn't let me take time off. Or actually... I kind of did, but I half-assed it, trying to regain some sanity, trying to manage my stress. Which meant I also half-assed my writing schedule. Which meant I handed in books, but I handed them in late, and it took me over 2 years to bounce back (which might have been shortened if I had just stopped completely and had a real break). Even now, I have to monitor it very very closely so I don't slip back into overwhelm stress ball state.
I'm glad you're feeling better. Your post made me remember that I was going to go to yoga tonight (too late now). I'll check tomorrow's sched for a morning class.
I've missed you and your books! But I totally understand the need to replenish. Looking forward to the next novel!
Hi Jenna! You are most welcome.
Hi Tasha! Maybe your mystery friends in the basement can meet up with Mandy in the treehouse some day. Hee hee!
HMCW--Here's my feeling about it. Those things we are being pressured to do--daily, weekly newsletters? blog tours and paying big bucks to promo companies, joining author groups where we agree to promote other peoples' books that we have never read, etc etc--we don't have to do them. We can choose not to do them. I hate that the writing world is putting pressure on folks do to all these things. I decided the things I like the best are book readings and connecting with my readers. Those are the only things I'm going to focus on when this next book is done. I'm making a definitive choice not to do the other stuff. WE CAN DO IT!
Love this. And it's only since I decided to enjoy the writing that I'm, surprise, enjoying the writing. Not worrying about the publishing, just enjoying the writing. And doing the other things in my life that make me happy and whole.


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Disclaimer: This week marks the publication of Guy Kawasaki’s 15th book, Wiseguy: Lessons from a Life. Having read a few of his previous books, including The Art of Social Media and What’s The Plus? (his guide to the soon-to-be-disappeared Google Plus social network), I jumped at the chance to read an advance copy of this part-memoir, part-advice book.
tldr; Wiseguy is entertaining, but the wisdom isn’t very deep.
The most interesting bits of this book are the personal ones: growing up in Hawaii as the son of a politician. How he quit law school during orientation week. His various sporting pursuits: Playing football in high school. Falling in love with hockey (as a fan and player) in his 40s, and then taking up surfing in his 60s after his daughter went crazy for the sport.
The surfing stories also highlight another theme of the book: the amazing luck Kawasaki has had in meeting the right people at the right time. His surfing teachers include some of the most famous surfers ever (not that I would know, but he doesn’t hesitate to tell us).
Among the stories he tells is his accidental ride in a military fighter jet, arranged after a presentation to the Pentagon Mac Users Group. How he got to be a “brand ambassador” for Mercedes-Benz. How he tweeted his way to an evangelist job at Canva.
Now there’s nothing wrong with the advice he shares. There’s some important ideas in here. For me, the problem is that it’s just not unique. If you’ve read even one self-help book in your life, you’ve probably encountered most of these. After reading the stories, Kawasaki doesn’t offer something he learned that seems counter-intuitive. or different.
Wiseguy: Lessons from a Life is a quick, entertaining read. It might inspire you to do great things. I am going to put one more book on my to-read list after Kawasaki recommends it three times in this 236-page book: If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland. See how that goes.
Sunday I wrote the first post in this series, “Getting Ready for Gutenberg.” It wasn’t the only thing I did to get ready for WordPress 5.0, though.
Nearly everything I know about WordPress 5.0 and the Gutenberg editor comes from two sources: WPTavern and the Gutenberg Times. If you want to be on top of all things WordPress, here’s where you want to start.
I do not know how Jeff Chandler (aka @Jeffr0) and Satah Gooding do it, but WPTavern takes its journalism very seriously. If it’s news in the WordPress World, the Tavern will have the story within hours. Here is everything they’ve written about Gutenberg in the last two years. It’s a lot. Their WordPress Weekly podcast is also helpful, though a little long for folks like me.
Birgit Pauli-Haack compiles and curates a weekly summary of Gutenberg news at the Gutenberg Times. She also shares much on Twitter. All in all, wonderful stuff. I spend Sunday afternoons reading and clicking on the site.
The other WordPress-related task I completed was to sign up for a one-day online course in designing Gutenberg-compatible themes presented by iThemes next week. From a user’s perspective, I fear that much of the content may be over my head, but I think I will learn something about Gutenberg guts, and perhaps hear what developers think. So it will be good.
If you happen to be a theme developer, you may want to check out the course too.
Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin on any non-production installation of WordPress.
Choose Bleeding Edge Nightlies to get the latest stuff. Click Save Changes. This is why you don’t want to put the betas where your live website lives — bad things can happen!
WordPress will tell you there are updates. Download and install. You’ve got the new beta!
Tuesday, I’ll play with the beta a little bit when I’m not closely watching US Election returns.
Oh, and if it’s Tuesday, November 6, and you live in the United States — Go vote today! Vote.org will help you if don’t know how to find your polling place and other critical information. WordPress is about democratizing the Web. Voting is about democratizing democracy.
It’s November, and many writers are busy starting their novels during National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo). While I wish all of them the best of luck, I want to honor a more recent tradition that seems to have fallen by the wayside in the last few years.
At the beginning of this decade, some folks who don’t necessarily write fiction decided to launch National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo). They had the same basic goal as the novel writers: Write and post something every day during the month of November. WordPress joined in as an endorser some years after that, when I first got involved. It was mostly successful for me, in that I wrote an awful lot (we’ll let you judge how much of that was just awful — look for posts tagged NaBloPoMo and National Blog Post Month).
Eventually, NaBloPoMo went away. I didn’t continue the tradition, though there was nothing stopping me. But in 2018, I have a new reason for a big batch of posting in November: the impending release of WordPress 5.0. This is currently set for just two weeks from now, on Monday, November 19 (though it could still slip that date and many folks would like to see that happen).
What in heck is Gutenberg?
The central thing that makes this new release worthy of the major upgrade to v5.0 is the new post editor, codenamed Gutenberg. It’s been in the works since January 2017 and wants to revolutionize WordPress. There are many differing opinions about this.
If you’re running a self-hosted version of WordPress on your own site, you’ve been seeing this for a couple of months, if you haven’t decided to test Gutenberg already.
Gutenberg changes the way you post mostly by introducing blocks of content, instead of just words, paragraphs and images.
At the end of October, when I went to see if someone had revived the NaBloPoMo concept, it occurred to me that I still really didn’t know much about Gutenberg and the rest of the new release. I’d installed Gutenberg on my test system, but hadn’t done much with it. Life intervenes, and there are always other priorities. But suddenly the release was near, and I needed to get serious about learning it. Ah Hah!
I could spend the month of November trying to get a handle on Gutenberg, and share my attempt to get ready for the release with all of you!
So here’s my plan: I’m going to spend at least 15 minutes a day with Gutenberg, either hands-on with the editor or reading through other people’s takes and tutorials over the last year. I am coming at this with the profile of an ordinary user since I am seriously not an expert … yet. I hope that this month will allow us all to get on the road to being solid users of WordPress 5.0. In the worst case scenario, I’ll be one of the folks who question the sanity of the WordPress Core developers, but I hope not!
Whatever I do, I’ll report it here, ideally on the same day. I hope you’ll join me on this journey.
I also want to hear about your experiences with Gutenberg, and WordPress 5.0 generally, along the way. Have you tried the beta? What do you think? Does it work for you? What doesn’t work, and how can the WP team fix it?
Aside: If you live in the United States, do get out and vote Tuesday.


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We all know that having 500+ connections in LinkedIn makes a psychological impact on the viewers of our profile. We know this because we ourselves make judgments about others based on their number of connections. As it stands, you can have 20,000 connections and your profile will still say 500+. Getting to the magic 500 needs to be the goal if you want to be taken seriously.
There are many ways to get to 500+ and they are all surprisingly easy to implement. Even if you are a more selective networker and don’t want to open up your network to people outside your industry or area of expertise, you can still rack up the connections.
Here’s how to put them into action.
The best way to grow your connections is to take charge of it yourself. Use these tried-and-true methods to expand your network with the right people – from the past, present and future.
Past - Get up-to-date: Link the past with the present. Add to your existing contacts by reaching out to people from your previous companies, schools, internships, volunteer activities, and other formative experiences. Next, make LinkedIn your contact hub. Connect your email addresses and iPhone contacts through LinkedIn. This will allow you to reach out to a large number of contacts at once, no matter how long you’ve known them.
Present - Feed it to the LIONs (the relevant ones): LIONs are LinkedIn Open networkers. This is not a designation that was bestowed on them by LinkedIn. Members decide for themselves whether they want to be a LION or not. LIONs – as their name implies – are delighted to accept connection requests from virtually any other member. To find LIONs, perform an advanced search on individual people and enter “LION” in the last name field. (I can hear what you are thinking right now: “But I don’t want just anyone in my network; I only want relevant people.” Not to worry. Read on.) To get to just those LIONs who are relevant to you and your career or business, add content to the keywords, title, company and/or location fields. Then your search will yield a list of open networkers who would be valuable to add to your network. Send connection requests to add them to your growing list.
Present – Build your network deliberately: To get the right people in your network – those who are decision makers or influencers and those in your community of thought leaders, begin by performing a gap analysis. Know who is in your network so you can identify missing links. You might identify these missing connections by name, job title, industry, etc. Then it’s time to start building your network. In LinkedIn, you can do this by reaching out to individuals directly through a search, or connect with them through groups. When you reach out directly, send your connection requests through search instead of using the “connect” button in their profile. If you connect through a person’s profile, LinkedIn requires that you show how you are connected (via a company you worked for or a school you attended). That step is not required when use you use search. Search for the person you want to connect with, and then click “connect” next to their name in the search results. Remember to customize all LinkedIn requests; avoid the generic one.
Future - Make it a habit: Every time you meet someone you would like to have in your network, reach out immediately. Or better yet, keep the LinkedIn app open on your phone and add them as soon as you meet them. Turn this into a ritual so you will always keep your network up-to-date.
Ask people to link to you during presentations. You can include a slide at the end requesting that the audience members connect with you on LinkedIn.
Put your LinkedIn address on your stationery system – business cards, letterhead, thank you cards, etc.
Put a direct link to your LinkedIn profile on your web site or portal.
And one last thing. 500+ has been the magic number for a while now. But that’s likely to change, especially since the new LinkedIn long-form publishing platform has added a new twist. If you have posts, LinkedIn shows your number of followers (which is your total number of connections plus those who just subscribe to your content).
Here’s more information on the difference between connections and followers. While the long-form publishing platform reveals the true number of connections/followers you have beyond the 500 benchmark, joining the 500+ club is still an important part of building a powerful LinkedIn presence.
Learn how to make your LinkedIn summary reflect the true you. Download my complimentary information-packed webinar on How to Write the Perfect LinkedIn Summary.


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Long Beach Accountability Action Group™ LAAG | www.LAAG.us | Long Beach, CA: Will the streets ever get swept?
Will the streets ever get swept?
Again and again we have told Lakewood that until the parking problem get under control and there is some enforcement of parking rules, the gutters will remain dirty and the the city will continue to waste money on hiring the sweeper to drive down the middle of the street as no one will move their car (as none ever gets a ticket). The city even refuses to enforce the vehicle code (state law). Cars routinely park across the sidewalk blocking driveways making it very difficult for small kids or the handicapped to use the sidewalk. Well fortunately the state is no longer letting cities skate on their dirty streets any longer. Read more on the Water/Urban Runoff problem under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and the State Water Resources Control Board. Which means parking has to get under control.
Finally the city is taking some long overdue action via this letter to north Lakewood residents in the "test area". Now lets see some enforcement.
Trial of enforcement method planned in north.
LAKEWOOD - On many Lakewood roads, street sweepers often have to maneuver around parked cars and vehicles to clear out leaves, trash and other debris, leaving some not-so-tidy streets.
But next year, officials may ban parking during street sweeping hours if a fall pilot program in northern Lakewood is successful.
The City Council this week agreed to test street sweeping enforcement every Thursday beginning on Oct. 4 in northern Lakewood, where about 4,000 households will be affected, said city spokesman Don Waldie.
There will be two sets of street-sweeping hours: 7 a.m. to noon and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Implementing a citywide program would guarantee that streets would be well swept and prevent more trash from ending up in storm drains and ultimately the ocean, Waldie said.
Northern Lakewood was picked for the first phase of enforcement because the area's diverse mix of homes, businesses and apartment units allows the city to perfect the sweeping process and deployment of equipment.
"It's a good test area to learn all that we can about rolling out this massive change to people's lives," Waldie said.
As it stands, the city sweeps the streets, but only 34 percent of Lakewood has no-parking signs on street-sweeping days.
Residents in that 34 percent had to petition for the enforcement by securing at least two-thirds support from the neighborhood for streets to be cleared for weekly sweeping.
Citywide enforcement would eliminate the petition process, Waldie said.


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Most experts suggest you keep as much of your body as possible covered while you're in the desert, but opinions differ on exactly what type of clothes to wear.
Whether you're setting up a tent or sleeping in an air-conditioned RV, camping in the desert will require some serious adaptation on your part, because, let's face it, the desert is an environment where most people aren't very comfortable -- except for cowboys. And what makes cowboys so special? For one thing, they wear a lot of clothes, like jeans, long-sleeve shirts, bandanas and big hats, which limit their skin's exposure to the sun and reduce the amount of sweat they lose to evaporation [source: Megroz].
As far as clothing is concerned, most experts suggest keeping as much of your body as possible covered, but opinions differ on exactly what type of clothes to wear. Conventional wisdom says that synthetic fibers are the best type of clothes for any backcountry trip, in the desert or elsewhere, but some prefer cotton, because it retains water, which can help you to cool down on a hot desert day. While a cotton shirt might feel good when you're sweating in the midday sun, keep in mind that it won't feel so great once the sun goes down [source: Grubbs].
Getting acclimated to the intense desert heat typically takes about two weeks for most people, but staying in good shape and doing regular outdoor aerobic exercise in a hot climate is a good way to prepare for desert camping. No matter how fit you are, it's a good idea to pace yourself and to take regular breaks when doing anything strenuous in the desert -- there's a reason that many desert creatures move slowly.
As we mentioned earlier, staying hydrated is the key to desert survival, and that means drinking more water than you're used to -- as much as 6 quarts (5.7 liters) per day. One good way to prepare for your time in the desert is to practice drinking water when you don't feel thirsty, because that's the only way to stay hydrated in a desert climate. And if you plan to carry a backpack, you can prepare by training with a heavier pack than usual, because you'll have to carry more water in the desert than in cooler and wetter climates [source: Johnson].
During the day, temperatures in the desert can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.78 degrees Celsius), but at night it can often get quite chilly. If you're camping in a tent, you'll need a good three-season tent to keep you and your things protected from the elements. But keep in mind that because daytime temperatures are so high, that heat can become magnified in some tents by the greenhouse effect, so you'll want to remove things like cell phones and other valuables that can be damaged by excessive heat.
I've done a bit of hiking in desert climates, and the thing that always surprises me the most is the extreme swing in temperatures each day. I love that dry heat and scenery of American deserts, but I have a healthy respect for the dangers they hold.

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Calcium is a critical nutrient which makes up approximately 1kg of the average adult's body weight. Over 99 per cent of calcium in the body is stored in the bones and teeth with the remaining one per cent stored in the blood and cellular fluids..
The human skeleton contains 99.5% of the total amount of this mineral in the body, including the teeth. The rest is stored in blood and cellular fluitds. The 99.5% within bones is available to the body should the body need it for other purposes, but it is also necessary to maintain skeletal health.
The body stocks this mineral till the age of 25 to 30, after which it begins to lose bone density. Eating food rich in this mineral can help replace that loss, but the body also needs vitamin D to be able to process it. Pregnancy, diet, hormone imbalance, certain illnesses and also some medications increase the natural loss of this mineral from the bones. Consuming excessive quantities of alcohol, smoking, lack of physical activity and inadequate exposure to the sun, which helps the body produce vitamin D, also take their toll.
The menopause tends to accelerate this process and can lead to osteoporosis if preventative measures are not taken. Despite common belief, osteoporosis is not a women's problem and can also affect men as they age.
As many deaths are caused by fractures of the femur in elderly patients it is necessary to take measures to protect our bones as early as possible, but certainly after the menopause.
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Amibay.com Forum > AmiBayers > AmiOracle > Problem with Cloanto WB 3.1 "Amiga Forever"
View Full Version : Problem with Cloanto WB 3.1 "Amiga Forever"
Recieved my new WB3.1 from Cloanto today.
EVERY time, amongst others, I cannot open "screenmode"
Anyone familiar with this ?
Does it open if you boot from the Workbench first then put the `Extras` disk in and open the `screenmode` in the `Prefs` drawer to see if that works, I tried that with my Cloanto disks and the screenmode tool opened.
Perhaps you might have a corrupt disk ?
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"Can you say my name?"
Over the years, pronunciation practice has fallen to the wayside in most Spanish classrooms.
But is anything more basic than seeing a word and knowing how to say it?
And hearing a word and knowing how to spell it?
And what is a more personal gesture of cultural understanding and respect than making an effort to say someone's name correctly?
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Under the direction of Chef de Caves Gilles Descôtes, Bollinger produces one of the most consistent lineups in Champagne. Bollinger is one of the handful of larger firms that manages to put out consistently high quality wines despite its size. This estate based in Ay is probably best known to the public through its long association with the James Bond films, which is quite possibly one of the most successful product placement campaigns of all time. Despite the show biz glamor that has inextricably become part of the Bollinger mystique, at their best these are serious wines with significant aging potential.
Bollinger is one of the few houses to make wine solely from grapes sourced from the Marne, in the heart of the Champagne region. Eighty-five percent of its grapes come from premier and grand-cru vineyards, with Bollinger itself owning 164 hectares of vines. The company has heavily invested in studies of pinot noir to find the clone most suited to its vineyards. For now, it has settled on clone 386 (aka pinot moret). It is Bollinger's use of a majority of pinot noir that gives its wines their more masculine character.
The low-dosage R.D. (recently-disgorged) series can be tremendous, and the Vielles Vignes Francaises, made from pre-phylloxera Pinot Noir vines, is one of Champagne's most exotic bottlings. The estate favors neutral oak barrels for the aging of its top wines. One of the most unique aspects of this estate is that the reserve wines are aged in magnum, rather than in tank, which is the prevailing custom in the region.
Bollinger is often said to be the gentleman’s Champagne: elegant, reserved, perfectly harmonious, with a great backbone.
The main Champagne produced by Bollinger is the extremely rare Vieilles Vignes Francaises. Of course, such rarity comes at a cost. The Wine Advocate suggested the price meant it is "a once in a lifetime treat for most mortals!"

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Stuff regarding the active playing of the game, including news & results, pictures and tournaments.
More about the theory and playing environment, including equipment, rules & history and instructions.
The rest, including general snooker homepages and other snooker indices.
All of these categories contain a number of subjects, e.g. "Pictures", "Software", "Homepages", etc. Subject categories have also been divided into separate subcategories when appropriate.
The title of the page, e.g. "Société du Billard d'Otaniemi, La (SBO)"
The URL of the page, e.g. "http://apeli.tky.hut.fi/~sbo/"
A short description of the page, e.g. "In addition to club information there is also a variety of snooker documents available."
Return only certain sub categories, e.g. "Finland"
This search will return all pages listed in the sub categories "Finland", i.e. Finnish sites.
You can also include regular expressions in the search string. this search will return all sites with the substrings "club" or "klub" in their names.
... and this one will return sites from Scandinavia.
See the Perl Language Page for more on regular expressions.
A "hit list" of the most popular pages in Snoohoo! That is, those with the most registered hits in the last 3000 jumps out from the index. A quick glance at this page will tell you that rules and pictures are very popular subjects.
A subject-oriented collection of all the pages that I have found worthy of the "Cool" label. Entertainment value, usefulness and amount of snooker-related content are some of the criterias.
Links added in the last month. Sorted by date and category.
Your chance to suggest a page that you would like to see included in the index. I always check out the pages submitted, and if I think they belong in Snoohoo!, I'll put them in.
A "pick of the pack." More info under "Picks".
"Cool pages." Pages that I personally find either very useful or very entertaining. You can find a complete list of these links on the "Cool" page mentioned above.
"Internal pages." Pages that are part of snooker.org. To secure a objective view I will never write any descriptions for these pages, neither will I put them in the "Cool" category.
Very informative site covering the 1997 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Zimbabwe (Nov 15-29). Areas include the history of snooker in Zimbabwe, list of players, calendar and results.
News and results from the world of snooker. Nice articles with pictures from some of the major tournaments.
Instructions, rules and more is available on this very informative snooker page.
Very up to date sports news service. Snooker articles can be found in the "Extra" section. In addition there is special coverage of the Embassy World Championship.
You don't have to love Jimmy White to enjoy this place, but it helps. There's plenty of general snooker information available here too. Results, articles, player information and to name but a few. All in all a both interesting and humourous site worth checking out.
Eric Whitehead is the official photographer of the WPBSA. Apart from a lot of photographs you can also get the latest results and rankings here.
Excellent snooker coverage with between one and three articles every day during major tournaments.
Embassy are the sponsors of the World Championship and the rankings and also have a webpage to prove it! Here you can find the latest results plus the current ranking lists in all kinds of formats and news on who's moving up and down in the ladder. An explanation of the ranking system is also available.
This site is packed with snooker stuff. You get all the news and results from world snooker, a monthly competition with cues up for grabs, a chance to buy snooker equipment and lots more. If you're a true snooker enthusiast, you'll love this place!
Live coverage of the Thailand Masters and other programs. RealPlayer is required.
Your very own Internet guide tells you where you can find the billiard places on the Internet. The links are divided into different categories. There's even a separate section for snooker sites.
Excellent on-line billiard store with plenty of snooker stuff available. Functionality and design combine to make this a user-friendly place. The service is brought to you by Willie Holt Ltd.
"Your Gateway to Billiards on the Internet" includes a large list of reviewed billiard links. The best ones have been awarded the "Selected Web Site Award." It's also possible to order billiard books at this place.
A forum - The Global Snooker Centre - where anyone, worldwide can discuss any aspect of the game of snooker.
Great page on the career of Irish snooker star Ken Doherty. Basic facts, achievements, rankings and a thorough run-through of all his matches in the last seasons.
The spiritual ancestor of Cueball is the `Jimmy Whites Whirlwind Snooker'. Cueball has Snooker and Pool and numerous other games in it, but in a new way. Basically you get to wander around a very detailed games mansion. There are numerous fully playable games that are set within each room. The game has motion capture, in the shape of some animated white-gloved hands that act out the duties of the computer opponents and the referee. Several screen pictures available.
The website of RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster, put all their Teletext pages on the Net. Here you can find frame-by-frame updates from major snooker tournaments.
The Snooker Machine was developed at the University of Bristol (UK). It's a machine playing snooker! One of the goals was to demonstrate the principles of Artificial Intelligence in Robotics. Pictures are available.
Official homepage of the World Snooker Association (WSA), the organization formerly known as WPBSA. The site is under heavy construction (as of 12 Jan 1999) but some content is already available. This includes the official snooker rules plus the complete ranking list (with links to player profiles) and a tournament calendar. The site works best with the Internet Explorer.
LineOne's snooker section have a results feed and the news section should pick up all snooker stories from their PA, Times, Sunday Times, Sun and News of the World databases. In addition there are profiles on some of the top players, a "Ladies Snooker section," a selection of snooker-related shopping links, the ranking lists and a tournament diary.
Tremendous site! Contains everything a snooker fan can desire; news, player bios, an online shop, a club finder and much more.
Everything about amateur snooker and billiards.
The 1999 World Snooker Championships was held in Papua Guinea. This page has the full coverage.
Organizes the Premier Snooker League and other snooker events. Dates for the various events are available.
110 Sport is a new company conceived to bring Snooker to the web with substantial backing and resources. The site is a Mecca for snooker lovers.
Brilliant website! Lots and lots of info. Go see for yourself!
An online radio station dedicated to the worldwide snooker community. On offer are phone in's, match reports and exclusive interviews via it's online radio programming as well as an SMS text info service.
Homepage for the well known snooker and billiards magazine. Includes tournament news, rankings, a list of associations, a snooker shop and archived versions of old issues.
The IBSF is the controlling body for amateur billiards and snooker throughout the world. This is the official site with lots of interesting info.
Here you can play snooker online and chat with your opponent at the same time. Cool 3D-simulation.
Producers of the two games "Jimmy White's Cueball World" and "Jimmy White's 2 Cueball". The spiritual ancestor of the games is the "Jimmy Whites Whirlwind Snooker". "2 Cueball" has Snooker and Pool and numerous other games in it, but in a new way. Basically you get to wander around a very detailed games mansion. There are numerous fully playable games that are set within each room. The game has motion capture, in the shape of some animated white-gloved hands that act out the duties of the computer opponents and the referee. Several screen pictures available. It's available for PC, Dreamcast, PlayStation and Colour GameBoy. "Cueball World" is the next generation and is set in a wide variety of locations around the globe ranging from a desert Island in the Maldives, to Stonehenge in the UK.
Includes pictures of cards, ads, matchboxes, tournament programs and books.
Finally Snooker gets its own Fantasy League. Register your own team of players and follow them throughout the season. The competition is based on the results of the top 32 players in the 9 world ranking events, starting with the British Open in September. You can read the full set of rules and the scoring system by visiting the site. Good luck!
A fantastic archive of snooker history and results. Go and see for yourself!
Excellent Fantasy League for the Main Tour. Select your players and compete with the other managers.
A ratings system for professional snooker players, based on the ELO system in chess.
Continuously updated blog covering the world of professional snooker. Also offers rankings, player bios and more.
This website will help you to learn snooker or to develop your existing snooker skills. It is run by former world champion, now top coach, Terry Griffiths. The site includes online snooker lessons, helpful tips and trade secrets, individual snooker training programs and online masterclasses.
Play six types of snooker online. Tournaments, rankings and more.
Using analysis to explore different aspects of the ranking system and the structure of the Professional Tour.
A ton of statistics and results, including more than 23 seasons.
Great resource for rules and refereeing.
Lots of great content for all cuesports. Both about the current scene and from the history of the sports.

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"Congratulations on your purchase of a Schofield Tools 211-V Directed Energy Plasma Cutter! The 211-V combines power and reliability in a portable form factor, allowing for one-handed operation.
The Plasma Cutter delivers a cohesive pulse-stream, or "bolt", of ionized plasma when fired. It is capable of firing bolts vertically (primary firing mode) and horizontally (secondary firing mode). The Plasma Cutter is very accurate, utilizing three blue lasers to indicate the desired cutting plane.
On impact with the target, bolt cohesion fails frontward first, penetrating the target with a focused jet of superheated matter. This causes intense localized shear effects as well as a tunnelling thermal expansion. When used upon brittle, frozen rocks riddled with faults, it can split them open in one or two shots in skilled hands. Against pliable targets, however, impact will cause minimal damage and thermal expansion will not so much cut as stress the area around the impact site, sometimes requiring several consecutive hits with the non-upgraded tool. Still, when presented with a less than effective alternative against dense organic matter, the 211-V Plasma Cutter retains its utility."
I've probably spent hundreds of hours on this - I originally made it for a costume in 2014 but it was a very rough design and some of the moving parts were unreliable. THE MARKER COMPELS ME TO DO BETTER. This year I've decided to revive it, clean it up, make it more durable, and add some extra features.
The Plasma Cutter features a rotating front blade capable of mounting either three lasers, or for a more cosplay-safe version, three LEDs. The LEDs take up considerably less space which enabled me to design a mechanism to extend the 'fins' on the front of the cutter, making it more game-accurate. The actual movement of the fins in-game can only be described as 'physics defying' as they move through parts of the model, but extending the fins in real life still looks totally cool! The vast majority of the design is my own, but I borrowed and modified the grip from this Seburo M5, and this Rack and pinion.
I had (and still have) minimal 3D modelling skills so I used the Tinkercad platform to design all my parts. I aimed to design the parts so that they could be printed without any support material to reduce complexity, though there are a couple of parts that will require minimal amounts. With the addition of some electronics, glue, spray paint and a few nuts and bolts, the result was... well, awesome!
Just a heads-up: you'll need some soldering equipment and a little bit of soldering skill to complete the electronics build.
At some point I'll work out how to actually make it fire bolts of superheated plasma and make a killing in the extra-terrestrial mining market.
NOTE: I've made some minor design tweaks since I took the photos for the build guide, so you may find a couple of parts look a little different to the photos. The instructions remain the same though!
I fired up Dead Space and made sure I got a few screenshots of the Plasma Cutter in each configuration (vertical/horizontal and stowed/deployed). This also let me get a sense of it's scale relative to Isaac, and get a feel for the colour scheme. I kept the screenshots handy so I could scroll through them at my leisure as I designed each part, and if I needed to see how something moved I could just jump back into the game. I also performed a few reload or two to determine which part was the magazine.
Design was definitely the longest part of the process, as it would sometimes involve printing a part only to discover that something was slightly misaligned or I hadn't taken something into account, which would mean a redesign and reprint. I didn't work on it every day, but it took at least 3 months to get everything done.
I tried to use M3 nuts and bolts throughout, but there are a few M2's for the small parts like microswitches and the trigger. You'll also need some M6 rod and nuts for the bottom bar. A full list of the non-3D-printed parts I needed to complete the project follows. Most of the parts can be picked up on ebay cheaply.
After I started designing this I discovered self-tapping screws for plastic that are excellent for printed parts where you don't want to mess about with fitting a nut somewhere! I've used them pretty extensively, but the slots for the nuts are still there on the parts.
3D printing filament. Sliced with 20% infill, 2 perimeters and 0.2mm layers, Simplify 3D estimates 484g of PLA, so well under a 1kg spool. If you don't have access to a printer try 3DHubs.
Laser version: 3x green laser pen (£2-3 each on ebay) - Blue lasers aren't cheap or small yet!
1x Cyanoacrylate (aka super glue) - bonds PLA well but not tested with ABS.
1x battery, 2S 7.4V about 50x30x15 in size to fit inside the magazine. You can get more than one if you want and have multiple magazines!
You'll need some spray paint and related supplies too. I got most of mine from Halfords as it's nearby, and automotive paint tends to be tougher and more long-lasting than others.
We'll be using a 5V supply (Vs), so to work out what resistance (R) you need for the LEDs you need to know some specs about the LED: forward voltage (Vf) and operating current (I).
85ohms doesn't sound like a widely available value, but this isn't an exact science. As long as you use a value pretty close to whatever value the equation gives you, your LEDs will still last for years.
You'll need to decide which version you want to make before you print!
Print everything else that isn't in the above lists. Each STL file only needs to be printed once, apart from the rack in the extending version which needs to be printed twice. The largest part is the handgrip and main body, so it's probably wise to check that it fits in your printer's build volume before you print anything else. It will fit into a 200x200x200 build volume if you turn it 45 degrees.
20% infill and 2 perimeters is enough for a sturdy but lightweight build.
Pull trigger, fins extend and LEDs/lasers activate.
If the rotate button is pressed while the trigger is pulled, then the front blade rotates 90 degrees.
When the trigger is released, the fins retract and the LEDs/lasers switch off.
The fins will retract if the blade is in either of its orientations.
Pressing the rotate button with the fins retracted does nothing (the fins will hit the main body if they rotate while retracted).
If you're not building the extending version (i.e. rotate only) then the rotate button will work regardless of the trigger state.
The Plasma Cutter is controlled by an Arduino Nano as they're cheap and very capable for their small size. The whole thing is powered by a 7.4V LiPo battery that is regulated down to 5V. A SPDT microswitch in the trigger passes 5V to the LED's/laser when the trigger is pulled. The trigger state is read by the Nano to determine wether to extend or retract the fins. A push button above the trigger is also monitored by the Nano to determine if the blade should be rotated. A standard low-profile servo controls the blade rotation and a micro servo controls the extending fins, both of which are controlled by PWM outputs on the Nano.
When the plasma cutter is powered up (i.e. when the magazine is inserted) it will run through a setup sequence that puts the blade vertical and the fins retracted, no matter what positions they were in to start with, so it always starts from a known point.
Extending version: Download and unzip the plasmacutter_full.zip file and go into the created folder.
Standard version: Download and unzip the plasmacutter_rotate_only.zip file and go into the created folder.
Later on you'll need to fine tune some variables in the code so that your servos have the correct amount of travel to rotate the blade by 90 degrees and extend/retract the fins properly. This is covered in a step during the assembly.
There are a few parts that need to be glued, namely the rear pod, the magazine, magazine housing with iron sights, and the fins and panels. If you're making the standard (i.e. non-extending) blade version then you can glue that together now too.
Note that if you paint these before gluing them then you're just bonding the outer layer of paint instead of the plastic itself, so it will break much more easily.
Glue the rear_detail_1 and rear_detail_2 pieces onto the rear pod. You might need to trim rear_detail_2 and the hole it fits into with a sharp knife to get a good fit.
Glue the rear_bar piece into the front of the pod. Use the 6mm rod as a placeholder to make sure you glue it straight.
Glue the magazine_detail piece onto the back of the magazine.
Glue the iron_sights piece onto the mag_housing, making sure it's engaged properly in the groove. Try to keep the flaps either side level with the ground.
Glue the fins onto the panels. This can be done now for both the extending and standard versions. Try to keep them as square as possible while gluing - see image.
Glue the fins and panels on to the sides of the blade. Make sure the panels are at least 55mm apart so that the fins will clear the other parts of the model when the blade rotates.
Glue (or use self-tapping plastic screws) the rear fin onto the servo mount. You might also get away with using M3x20 bolts to tap the holes.
Use either self-tappers or M3x20's and 4 nuts to attach the servo to the mount. The wire should come out towards the bottom of the plasma cutter.
Remove the XT60 and continue using the drill bit on the marks you've made. You can use an electric drill but be careful not to go deeper than about 1mm or you'll expose the contacts inside.
Put the XT60 back in the slot, and use 2 nuts and 2 M3x10 bolts to clamp down into the holes you made in the previous step. This will stop the XT60 moving when inserting or removing the magazine.
Flip the top plate over and solder the wires onto your 5V regulator, and check the polarity is correct.
I used an adjustable regulator that I had lying around already. To adjust it I connected a 2S battery and turned the potentiometer until I got 5V on the output pins.
Solder a female JST onto the output pins. Keep the wires relatively short.
You will hopefully be able to tuck the regulator up into the top plate to keep it out of the way, leaving only the JST connector poking out.
Trim down the servo horn so it fits nicely in the slot on the back of the blade. Try to ensure that the hole in the centre of the horn lines up with the overall centre of the blade and sits flat in the slot. Glue it in place, ensuring the teeth that engage with the servo are on the outside of the part.
If building the extending blade, pass your micro servo lead through the blade and then through the off-centre hole in the main body. For both blade types, pass a female JST with 160mm of cable through the same hole.
Slot the servo mount into the back of the main body, while ensuring that all the cables pass up the side of the servo and out the top without being trapped. The servo mount fits in easiest if you latch the bottom in first, then push the top into place. It's not quite as easy as I'd like, but it pops in relatively nicely. Now is a good time to shorten and re-terminate the servo leads. This can be done with pliers, but is much easier with a servo pin crimp tool.
Pass the JST connector through the blade, then screw the horn onto the rotator servo. Don't worry about what position the servo is in just yet, this just keeps everything from falling apart while you put it together.
Extending blade only: Screw the micro servo into the blade, ensuring the wires come out towards the top of the plasma cutter.
Extending blade only: Slot the extending racks into place. You may need to carefully flex the sides a little to pop them in.
Extending blade only: Attach the fin plates to the racks using either self-tappers or M3x20 bolts and nuts.
Extending blade only: With the racks at the ends of their travel, ease the pinion onto the micro servo. You'll need to flex the sides a little to get the herringbone teeth to engage with both racks. If the pinion won't fit onto the servo, very carefully enlarge the hole. You want this to be a tight fit so it won't slip during use, so don't overdo it. Again, don't worry about servo alignment just yet.
Solder about 150mm of wire onto the two Normally Open (NO) contacts on the microswitch. I used red wire to indicate this is the main path for the LEDs/lasers. If building the extending blade, solder an additional 150mm cable onto the Normally Closed (NC) contact - this will be used to sense the trigger state. Also bend a few mm of the microswitch lever up 90 degrees - this will come into play when the trigger is installed.
Solder one end of the NO wires (doesn't matter which) onto the positive lead that runs down into the blade, and cover with heatshrink. Pass the microswitch through the hole in the centre of the main body.
Extending blade: Crimp up two sets of servo pins with about 40mm of wire, and solder both positives and both negatives together. Leave the signal wires loose. Standard blade: only 1 set of pins is required. The pins can be crimped with pliers, but it is much easier done with a proper servo pin crimp tool.
Add a male JST with 40mm of wire. Also add and extra positive and negative wire pair about 30mm long. Solder together all the negative connections, i.e. the -ve servo pins, the lead running into the blade, the JST and the extra wire. Then solder all the positive connections together, i.e. the other NO wire, the +ve servo pins, and the extra wire. This can be a tricky business with so many wires, so it takes either a practised hand or some 'helping hands' hardware to keep them all together while soldering. Cover with heatshrink (as an alternative I used liquid electrical tape).
Extending blade only: We need a 20kohm pull-down resistor for the trigger switch. Solder it between GND and D3 on the nano, leaving some resistor leg exposed on the D3 side for further soldering.
Slot the microswitch down into the trigger well.
Use 2x M2x20 screws to secure the microswitch in place. You may need to jiggle the microswitch around a bit to get the screws to line up with the holes.
Solder two wires about 100mm in length onto your push button, then insert it into the side of the main body. Secure it using the supplied nut.
Solder one side of the push button to GND on the Nano. I used the resistor leg that is already connected to GND. Solder the other side onto D2.
This is fiddly! Be prepared for frustration. Take your spring and insert it into the hole in the back of the trigger. slide the trigger up into the trigger well, and use a small screwdriver or similar to push the spring onto the part of the microswitch lever you turned 90 degrees earlier.
Line up the holes for the screw, then screw it partially down with an M2x20. Test the trigger; there should be some movement before you hear a 'click' as the switch is pressed. When you release it, the trigger should move back out and the switch should disengage. If the switch is permanently engaged, remove the trigger, cut a couple of mm off the spring, and try again. Repeat until you're happy that the trigger action is nice and reliable, then tighten the screw fully.
This is an important step!
Now you have the trigger and push button installed, connect up the two servos (rotator to pin 9, extender to pin 10). Upload the code to the Nano if you haven't already done so. Connect the top plate and main body using the JSTs. Leave the top plate off while testing in case you need to change some variables on the Nano.
If you're using the extending blade, unscrew the pinion, then unscrew the micro servo so you can remove the blade - don't pull it too far off or you might damage the cables. Connect a 2S battery to the XT60 on the top plate. The servos should run through a short routine that would normally put the blade vertical and fins retracted.
Now reattach the blade to the rotator servo. If it won't sit vertically because of the alignment of the teeth on the servo, change the rotupper variable by 5 and reupload the code to the Nano. If it's still not quite right, adjust it by small amounts as necessary and reupload until you get it to sit vertically, then screw it down onto the servo.
Hold the trigger and push the rotator button. The blade should rotate by 90 degrees. If it overshoots, increase the rotlower variable by small amounts and reupload. If it undershoots, decrease the variable. Repeat until you get 90 degrees of movement.
If you're using the extending blade, pull and hold the trigger and then disconnect the battery. Reattach the micro servo, then manually slide the fins to their outermost position and keep them there while you reattach the pinion. Reconnect the battery and wait for the blade to turn vertical and the fins to retract. If the fins are at the lowest point of their travel and the servo is humming as if its struggling then you need to decrease the extupper variable and reupload until the fins stop just shy of the end of their travel.
You probably won't need to change the extlower variable (it's 0 by default) but the option is there.
Congratulations! Your servos are now configured for the proper amount of travel.
Tuck the Nano down into the main body, leaving only the JST hanging out. Insert 4 M3x20 bolts through the holes on the underside of the main body.
If you're not using self-tappers, put M3 nuts into the slots at the front of the main body. Connect the JSTs on the main body and top plate, and pass the M3 bolts through the holes. Screw the front down using 2 M3x20's or self-tappers.
Insert 4 M3 nuts into the slots in the magazine housing. Clip the housing in at the front first, just above the XT60. It may take some persuasion to pop it into place. Once it's in position screw the 4 M3 bolts up into the nuts to tighten it all together.
Glue the front arch and bottom plate pieces into position as shown.
Slot the M6 nut into the back of the pre-glued pod. Put an M6 flanged nut about half way up the rod (so it sits between the rear pod and the bar that sticks out) then screw the rod down through the rear pod until it engages with the nut.
Tighten the flanged nut up against the front of the pod, then screw another flanged nut on at the end.
Pass the rod through the hole in the main body and fit a flanged nut the other side. Tighten up both nuts so the rear pod is level and cannot move.
Put the female XT60 into the slot in the magazine. Use the same process as you did with the top plate, i.e. line it up with the back of the slot, then make 1mm holes in the XT60's sides with a 3mm drill bit.
Solder the XT60 onto your battery (in my case a ZIPPY 2S 500mah). Secure the XT60 in place using 2 nuts and 2 M3x5 bolts. The battery may sit nice and tight up against the discharge lead (make sure its not so tight as to be damaging), but if not some double sided tape should keep it secure. Keep the balance lead accessible if you wish to charge it with a balance charger.
Take your 3 LEDs and solder a resistor (value depends on the LED) to the positive side of each one. Cut the legs down to a manageable size and bend them over.
Slot the LEDs into their holes and place a male JST connector at one end. Cut enough lengths of wire so that you can wire all 3 LEDs in parallel. You'll want to keep the wiring down to a bare minimum so that it fits in front of the extender servo. Make sure you connect the positive feed from the JST to the correct side of the resistor for each LED!
Take your LEDs back out and solder them up in parallel with the JST using the wires you just sized up. Use heat shrink or liquid electrical tape to cover any exposed contacts. Once done, slot the LEDs back into their holes.
Connect the male JST to the female JST in the plasma cutter's blade. It doesn't matter if you route it over the top or the bottom of the racks in the extending version, there should be enough room to accommodate the wires when the fins are fully extended. Use self-tappers or 2 nuts and 2 M3x20 bolts to secure the plate onto the blade at either end. It should clip on nicely in the middle (this also helps prevent the blade flexing and letting the racks slip under heavy load). Depending on how well calibrated your printer is you may need to file the edges of the plate a little to get a decent fit.
This step requires you to dismantle the laser pens to extract the laser itself to be mounted into the blade. Usual safety rules apply: don't look straight into the lasers, and don't point the lasers at people, animals, planes or anything else daft. Steps 1 to 6 need to be repeated for each of the three lasers.
Remove the front cover, being sure not to damage the optics underneath. It should pull out towards the front with some persuasion from a pair of pliers.
We need to remove the outer body. These laser pens seem to be constructed using a very tight compression fit., so I found using a rotary tool with a cutting blade made this much easier. Use eye protection! Make sure you don't cut too deeply; it doesn't matter if you mark the outside of the optics barrel, but avoid cutting right through it. WARNING: the body can get quite hot when you cut it with a rotary tool, give it a minute to cool after cutting!
Use a tool to open up the outer body enough for the laser to slide out. Remove any plastic covers or foam spacers that may be present.
So far I've come across two designs when ordering these cheap pens. One has a thin barrel for the focussing lens, and the other a fat barrel. The fat barrel type needs to have the driver board carefully bent over by 90 degrees in order to fit inside the blade. There are 3 legs joining it to the laser emitter; ensure the single leg is on the outside of the 90 degree bend. The thin barrel type doesn't have the room to bend the board over, but it can fit further down the laser mount so space in the blade isn't as much of an issue.
Desolder the battery spring from the end of the driver board.
Bridge the legs on the push button to bypass it. A short piece of wire should do the trick.
Slot the lasers into the printed laser plate by a small amount. Use them as a guide to cut enough wires to connect them in parallel to a male JST connector.
Solder the wires on. There are 3 legs joining the driver board to the laser emitter. You need to carefully solder the positive wire to the leg that is on it's own on one side.
The negative wire should be soldered to the end of the board where the battery spring used to be.
Once you've soldered the male JST on, push the lasers down into the plate. They'll be a tight fit, so they might need a little persuasion. If you're using the 'thin barrel' type where you can't bend the board over, you need to push the middle one quite far down (you can push the other two further down too if you like) so that it clears the servo mount in the middle of the blade.
If you're using M3 hardware, put nuts into the slots in the blade. Connect up the JSTs, then clip the plate into the front of the blade. Screw down with self-tappers or M3x20's. Depending on how well calibrated your printer is you may need to file the sides of the plate a little to get a good fit. Connect up a battery and (safely!) test your lasers!
NOTE: These lasers are designed to run on 3 volts (2 AA batteries). We're running them at 5 volts. There is what looks like a voltage regulator on the driver board, but I don't know what voltage it's rated up to. To be on the safe side I'd recommend operating the lasers in short bursts, though I've used mine for quite a while now and I've not had one burn out on me yet.
Remember that time you thought you were safe on the shuttle, tearing away from the infested colony at high speed? CreepyNicole appears on the seat next to you and goes for the jugular.
Painting will require some disassembly. You'll want to remove the top plate, take the blade off the front, remove the extending fins and racks if present, pop the servo mount out, and remove the rear pod from the bottom. You'll also need to take the trigger off. Use masking tape to cover any electronics and the XT60 connectors while painting.
Coat the parts in filler primer. Try to apply an even coat, and don't let it build up too thickly or you'll have trouble when parts are a close fit e.g. magazine and magazine housing. Wait for the coat to dry before the next step.
Sand the filler coat down until you start seeing the plastic underneath. The layers should start becoming less visible. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the part is smooth enough that you're happy with the finish. Usually 3 or 4 coats will do it, but it depends on how smooth you want it.
Apply an undercoat of chrome, and wait for it to fully dry.
Use mustard to create areas where you want the part to appear worn, as if the original finish has come off over time. Battling necromorphs tends to do that.
Apply your top coat over the chrome and mustard. I chose a dark grey. Wait for it to dry.
Using some damp kitchen towel or similar, wipe off the areas with mustard to leave the chrome exposed again.
Lightly apply some black spray paint if you like to give the part some tone and make it look a bit 'dirtier'.
Apply a coat of lacquer to protect the part. Done!
I wanted the front parts of the plasma cutter (blade, fins etc) to look like they had been on the business end of some mining/necromorph dismembering so before I started painting I used a small file to create lots of scrapes and gouges. I then ran mustard up the gouges during painting to make it more convincing, and used black spray paint on the front of the fins. I think it came out rather well!
For a finishing touch I found some rubber mat and cut it to shape to fit on either side of the handgrip. It adds some grip and looks good at the same time.
Step 19: Remember to Dismember!
Thanks for reading my first Instructable! It turned out WAY longer than I thought it would, but I'm quite pleased with it. I hope you find it useful! If you've followed my guide and built one be sure to share it, either here or on the Thingiverse page.
Don't forget, aim for the limbs to inflict maximum damage on those pesky necromorphs!
Thx for the cool model. Very nice and the rotation is so cool. But i have 1 question which servos did you use? I cant find any servo that will suits the model. I hope that you have time to answer this question.
Wow nice job!!! I'm just printing all the parts. Next step is to put a speaker with the sound of the shot.
Absolutely fantastic, making it mechanized is just stunning. Congrats!
This is incredible! From the first couple of photos, I thought you had made it out of foam board, but 3D printing it is so much cooler. And durable!

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Dive into discovery from the plush comfort of the Baby Einstein Rhythm of the Reef Prop Pillow. This soft pillow turns tummy time into activity time with engaging toys that will captivate your baby. Stimulate all their senses: Enjoy the textures of crinkle leaves, rattle the red crab for clacking sounds and teeth on the leaf-shaped toy. With so many baby activity toys attached to this comfortable prop pillow, you can extend important tummy time to encourage head and neck muscle development.
Dimension (in) 17" x 7" x 7"