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Ultima Tower


The Ultima Tower is a hypothetical supertall skyscraper, designed by American architect Eugene Tsui in 1991. It has been envisioned to be built in San Francisco, California and could accommodate up to 1 million people. With a total height of , the tower would be 2 miles tall, and comprise 500 stories if built. It is one of the tallest buildings/man-made structures ever conceived. The proposed tower would have a diameter at the base of , and comprise , which is 140 km of interior floor space. Tsui
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1593 to 1596. In the 17th century it was called the Herzog-Max-Burg. After it was destroyed in World War II., only the renaissance-tower was still standing. The city asked some architects to find ideas for the place and allowed to destroy the old tower. Only Ruf and Theo Papst were the two architects, who wanted to save it. So both got the order to build the New Maxburg. The steel skeleton building followed the structure of the tower and in the middle of the buildings
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Dubai City Tower


The Dubai City Tower, also known as the Dubai City, is a proposed megatall skyscraper announced in 2009. The building is supposed to be tall. The building, created by an architect to display possibly future technologies, is the third tallest building ever fully envisioned after the X-Seed 4000 (4,000 m) and the Ultima Tower (3,218 m). If ever constructed, the Dubai City Tower will be much taller than any other current man-made structure, at almost three times the height of the Burj Khalifa
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Spanish architecture firm A-cero. It is planned to be 370 meters (1,214 ft) tall and is designed to be a green energy building. The Dubai City Tower also known as the Dubai Vertical City is a proposed supertall skyscraper design announced on 25 August 2008. The supertall, created by an architect to display possibly future technologies, is the third tallest building ever fully envisioned after the X-Seed 4000 and Ultima Tower. If ever constructed, the Dubai City Tower will be much taller than any other current man
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design and build the government buildings of the new capital city of the western part of Germany, Bonn. Every architect got his own part to realize. For example, the new upper house of the German parliament, the tower building of the delegates, the privat- and representative house of the chancellor of the Federal Republic. In 1963 and 1964 Ruf built the house for the chancellor. It was to be a house to live in and also to be a representative building to welcome guests of state. In a park beside the
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ODDO BHF


. The bank was formed on 1 January 1970 as the Berliner Handels- und Frankfurter Bank from the merger of the Frankfurter Bank (founded in 1854) and the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft (founded in 1856). In 1970, when the BHF-Bank tower was built by the German architect Sep Ruf, it was the highest building in Frankfurt. The banks changed its name to BHF-Bank in 1975. Through the 1970s and 1980s it was in the top three to five investment banks in West Germany and had a top
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Hussainiwala


,Sep Baban Falke, Sep Vasu Naik, Sep Raghunath Chalke, Sep Shankar Bhosale and Sep Mahadeo Paste. The battalion lives true to its motto, Kartavya Maan Sahas meaning 'Duty, Honour and Courage'. It defended the Hussainiwala headworks against an attack by a full infantry brigade supported by armoured columns of the Pakistan Army. The tower on the other side of the river was captured and razed to ground. Lt KM. Palande, Lt. Feroz Doctor, Lt. S Deshpande showed great courage and ingenuity by targeting
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Robert Seppings


Sir Robert Seppings, FRS (11 December 176725 April 1840) was an English naval architect. Seppings was born to Robert and Lydia Seppings at Fakenham, Norfolk, on 11 December 1767 and baptised three days later. In 1782 he was apprenticed in HMNB Devonport, Plymouth. In 1800, when he had risen to be master shipwright assistant in the yard, he invented a device which greatly reduced the time required to repair the lower portions of ships in dry dock when compared with the laborious process of lifting then in vogue.
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of Germany), the Allied High Commission at the palace Deichmannsaue in Bad-Godesberg/Bonn together with the architects Otto Apel, Rudolf Letocha, Rohrer and Herdt. The tower-building of the HICOG went to be the Embassy of the United States in Bonn from 1955 until 1999. After the Embassy moved to Berlin the two parts became two ministries. They also built the residential estates of Plittersdorf, Tannenbusch and Muffendorf, where the German and American staff lived. Every estate had about 400 houses, wide streets and an
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Sep Ruf


Sep Ruf (full name Franz Joseph Ruf; 9 March 1908, in Munich – 29 July 1982, in Munich) was a German architect and designer, belonging to the Bauhaus group. He was one of the representatives of modern architecture in Germany after World War II. His elegant buildings received high credits in Germany and Europe and his German pavilion of the Expo 58 in Brussels, built together with Egon Eiermann, achieved worldwide recognition. He attended the Interbau 1957 in Berlin-Hansaviertel and was one of the three architects who
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Stern


called for "fashioning" the after part of the ship. This frame is designed to support the various beams that make up the stern. In 1817 the British naval architect Sir Robert Seppings first introduced the concept of the round or "circular" stern. The square stern had been an easy target for enemy cannon, and could not support the weight of heavy stern chase guns. But Seppings' design left the rudder head exposed, and was regarded by many as simply ugly—no American warships were designed with such sterns
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Theophilus P. Chandler Jr.


Theophilus Parsons Chandler Jr. (Sep 7, 1845– August 16, 1928) was an American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent his career at Philadelphia, and is best remembered for his churches and country houses. He founded the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania (1890), and served as its first head. Born in Boston on 7 Sep 1845, the son of Theophilus Parsons Chandler and his wife Elizabeth J Schlatter, Chandler was educated at Harvard University and in the atelier of
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Radio Educación


. When Gustavo Díaz Ordaz became president, he named Agustín Yáñez as head of the SEP. During this time period, a 500-watt transmitter was acquired and installed. In the second half of September 1967, Radio Educación returned to the air on 1060 kHz, but the tests did not last long because of transmitter faults. It was not until 1968 that the facility was rebuilt with a tower, and using temporary power of 150 watts, Radio Educación returned to the air for good on November 23. The SEP asked for the
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XHIMER-FM


XHIMER-FM is a radio station in Mexico City. Broadcasting on 94.5 FM from a tower on Cerro del Chiquihuite, XHIMER is owned by the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio and broadcasts a classical music format under the brand name Opus 94. In the 1970s, the Instituto Politécnico Nacional ceded its rights to 94.5 FM to the Secretariat of Public Education so the SEP could move Radio Educación (XEEP-AM) to FM. However, the money was not available for the SEP to build out the station, and so the
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X-Seed 4000


, Japan) faces most of the same problems. A sea-based location and a Mount Fuji shape are some of this building's other major design features—the real Mount Fuji is land-based and is high so is shorter than the X-Seed 4000. The X-Seed 4000 is projected to be twice the height of the Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid at . Other projects that may be in the top five man made structures are the Ultima Tower in San Francisco, Dubai City Tower and the Bionic Tower
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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Riverfront Towers


, called the issue "unfair and unethical." The unit owners believe that they are "entitled to 302 spaces and we pay for 302 spaces for resident parking on a monthly basis." The issue ultimately went to court where a judge temporarily allowed Riverfront Towers to continue charging parking fees for all visitors, including visitors of those who own condos. Owners of the condos believe their property value will decline as a result. Owners also believe it will be harder to sell the value. Riverfront Towers had brown water in Sep.
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Ultima IX: Ascension


cards, an ankh pendant, and special versions of the game books. Later, a "World Edition" was released containing copies of both "Ultima IX: Ascension" and "Ultima Online: The Second Age". With the previous "Ultima VIII" considered to be a failure with weak sales, the poor reception of "Ultima IX" effectively killed the "Ultima" franchise; all other "Ultima" projects were cancelled and no other "Ultima" was ever released, save for expansion packs for "Ultima
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Ultima Sports


Ultima Sports Ltd. is a sports car manufacturer based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Founded in 1992 by Ted Marlow and Richard Marlow, Ultima Sports Ltd manufacture and distribute worldwide the Ultima Evolution supercar. The current Evolution is available in two body styles: coupe and convertible. The Ultima Evolution Coupe and Ultima Evolution Convertible have body styles unchanged from the preceding Ultima GTR and Ultima Can-Am models respectively. Prior to the GTR and Can-Am models, the two models produced were the Ultima Sport and Ultima Spyder. All
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Ultima IX: Ascension


conceived of by Ultima creator Richard Garriott during his initial planning for the third Ultima trilogy as Origin began to work on "Ultima VII." The original concept for the third Ultima trilogy appeared to have focused on the Avatar's conflict with the enigmatic Guardian, each game taking place in a different world: "Ultima VII" in Britannia, "Ultima VIII" in the conquered world of Pagan, and "Ultima IX" in the Guardian's homeworld itself. Also, Ultima 9 was planned to be built on the isometric
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Deadly Towers


as those in the series "Wizardry", "Ultima", and "Might and Magic"). "Deadly Towers" used a permanent power-up mechanic, which blurred the line between the power-ups used in action-adventure games and the experience levels used in RPGs. At the outset of the game, Prince Myer is comparatively weak: he can throw only one sword at a time, and some enemies take eight or more hits to defeat. Although the game was commercially successful in its time,
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Ultima X: Odyssey


Ultima X: Odyssey was to be a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based in the "Ultima" universe, developed by Origin Systems for Electronic Arts. "Ultima X: Odyssey" was officially announced on August 22, 2003. Despite being a multiplayer game, "Ultima X" was being marketed as a continuation of the "Ultima" series that was last visited with "" rather than as a sequel or replacement to the still commercially successful "Ultima Online". "Ultima X: Odyssey
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Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds


at the castle. One of those trapped in the castle is a traitor, and the Avatar must discover their identity. The first dimension visited by the Avatar is a prison tower in "Fyrna", which has been conquered by goblins led by the Guardian. There, the player rescues a human resistance leader named Bishop, who then returns to lead a rebellion against the Guardian. Back at the castle, the player gives a small blackrock gem obtained in the prison tower to Nystul, who enchants it to disrupt the portal
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Shanghai Commercial Bank


to its then headquarters building for further expansion. The purchase of CNAC building costed HK$1.388 billion for gross area of 70,00 square feet, and SCB intended to invest another 500 to 600 HKD Million to redevelop it along with the building at 12 Queen's Road Central as the new headquarters tower. The expected gross space will increase to 140,000 square feet. The new tower opened in Sep 2016 including opening of its flagship retail branch at the basement of the tower. The Shanghai Commercial Bank offers corporate and retail banking services and products including
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Park Tzameret


The architects for the tower are Moore Yaski Sivan Architects. W Tower was built by the Canada Israel Group and designed by Yashar Architects. With in height (46 floors), it was the tallest all-residential tower in Israel upon its completion. The W Boutique Tower, also by the Canada Israel Group, was designed by Barely Levitzky Kassif Architects. It was completed in 2013 and includes 31 floors. Homeowners in the W Tower include former Mossad chief Meir Dagan, former generals Moshe Kaplinsky, Menachem Einan and the famous
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Karel Hubáček


Karel Hubáček (; 23 February 1924 – 25 November 2011) was a Czech architect who designed the Ještěd Tower and hotel atop the Ještěd mountain near Liberec. Hubáček's best known work was the Ještěd Tower, which was constructed between 1966 and 1973. In 1969, the Ještěd Tower received the Perret Prize from the International Union of Architects. In 2000, Czech architects named Hubáček's tower most successful domestic architectural work of the 20th Century. In addition to the Ještěd Tower, Hubáček designed buildings throughout the Czech Republic. Czech architects
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Expo 58


pavilion was designed by the architects Egon Eiermann and Sep Ruf. The world press called it the most polished and sophisticated pavilion of the exhibition. The pavilion of Yugoslavia was designed by the architect Vjenceslav Richter, who originally proposed to suspend the whole structure from a giant cable-stayed mast. When that proved too complicated, Richter devised a tension column consisting of six steel arches supported by a pre-stressed cable, which stood in front of the pavilion as a visual marker and symbolized Yugoslavia's six constituent republics. Filled with
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1936-1938 he was ordered to build parts of the Werdenfels and the Kemmel barracks in Murnau, after the war they were used by the US army and German troops. As soon as possible he went back to the building of private houses. In 1939 Ruf had to go to war. From 1940 to 1942 he was allowed to stay at home because he worked as an independent architect with the family of Hugo Junkers. From 1934 to 1936, one year before his death, Junkers had allowed the 26-year-old architect
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Ultima (series)


announced that "Lord of Ultima" will be shut down and taken offline as of May 12, 2014. Announced in summer 2012, "Ultima Forever" is a free-to-play online action role-playing game. In contrast to "Lord of Ultima", "Ultima Forever" returns to the lore of the original game series. As of August 29, 2014. Ultima Forever's servers were shut down. Several novels were released under the "Ultima" name, including: In Japan, an "
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History of Western role-playing video games


"Bad Blood" (1990), "" (1990) and "Ultima VII" (1992). "Ultima VI" made some major changes to the "Ultima" formula, including a constant-scale open world (replacing the unscaled overworld of earlier "Ultima" titles) and a point & click interface. The "Ultima" series went on to span over a dozen titles, including the spin-off series "Worlds of Ultima" (1990–1991) and "Ultima Underworld" (1992–1993),
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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar


"Ultima III" and puzzle-filled dungeon rooms to explore. "Ultima IV" further advances the franchise with dialog improvements, new means of travel and exploration, and world interactivity. In 1996 "Computer Gaming World" named "Ultima IV" as #2 on its Best Games of All Time list on the PC. Designer Richard Garriott considers this game to be among his favorites from the "Ultima" series. "Ultima IV" was followed by the release of "" in 1988. "Ultima IV"
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Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds


", rather than those of the original "Ultima Underworld". As with "Ultima VII", the villain of "Ultima Underworld II" is the Guardian, an evil being who seeks to conquer Britannia. The game features recurring characters from previous "Ultima" games, such as Lord British, Nystul, Dupre, Iolo and Mayor Patterson. Also present are Lady Tory and Miranda, the latter of whom appeared in "Ultima VII". One year after the events of "Ultima VII: The Black Gate"
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Avatar (Ultima)


Bye!". The first time the Avatar actually speaks directly is in "Ultima VII", but full lines are very rare and only appear in one or two instances. "Ultima Underworld" broke this tradition by being the first "Ultima" to give the Avatar full dialogue throughout the game; "Ultima IX" would later follow this tradition, adding digitized speech to accompany the text. "Ultima" creator Richard Garriott stated that after "Ultima III" he received hate mail from parents, bringing his attention to
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Keal Cotes


The tall tower, with battlements, pinnacles and grotesques, carries a peal of six bells. Part of the church was rebuilt in 1866 due to the porous nature of the green sandstone that had deteriorated over two hundred years. The church tower fell down on 18 Sep 1881, but was quickly rebuilt and completed in 1884. The church clock stopped working in the 1980s and several early attempts to repair it proved to be failures. The clock was finally returned to working order just after 2001. It has been noted that if
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Toa Payoh Town Park


At the heart of the garden is a 0.8 ha pond which contains a small waterfall and a cluster of artificial islands linked by bridges. Fishes and tortoises populate the pond, and the islands are arranged to provide a sequence of delightful walking experiences. The observation tower is now not open to the public and there has been no plans announced by the National Parks Board to reopen it (as of 1 Sep 2011). There is a fountain pool installed around the tower. The Toa Payoh Town Garden was partially closed in 1999
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Bless Me, Ultima


's life. Ultima's owl scratches Tenorio's eye out as he stands in Gabriel's doorway and demands the right to take Ultima away from Gabriel's house. By the end of the novel Tenorio has figured out the connection between Ultima and her owl. By killing Ultima's owl, Tenorio destroys Ultima's soul and life force, which leads quickly to her death. Antonio takes on the responsibility of burying the owl and realizes that he is really burying Ultima. Lupito – A war veteran who has post-traumatic stress
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William Robert Davidge


. He entered University College in 1896, and also studied at Kings College, graduating with a degree in architecture in 1900. He married Kathleen Mary Lane and had three children, Kathleen Enid Grace Davidge (24 Sep 1910), Margaret Mary Davidge (6 June 1912), and Helen Joyce "Jane" Davidge (15 May 1919). From 1902 to 1907 Davidge was an assistant to W.E. Riley in the architect's department of the London County Council. He became an associate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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List of Moscow Kremlin towers


is no longer there. In 1806, the tower was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style by an architect Luigi Rusca. In 1812, the top of the tower was blown up by the retreating French army. It was restored in 1816 by an architect Osip Bove. The Nikolskaya Tower was once again severely damaged by the artillery fire in October 1917 and was later restored by an architect Nikolai Markovnikov. In 1935, the Soviets installed a red star on top of the tower. Its current height with the star is .
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Ultima IX: Ascension


Ultima 8 engine. Criticism of "Ultima VIII" altered Origin's plans for "Ultima IX", which Garriott told "Computer Gaming World" in 1994 would go "back to the virtues that made "Ultima" as distinctive as it was originally". Warren Spector—the producer of "Ultima V" and "VI", whom Garriott put in charge of "IX" development—hoped that it would depict the Avatar on a quest for virtue with a more integrated story than in "IV", the
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Williams Tower


The Williams Tower (originally named the Transco Tower) is a 64-story, class A office tower located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. The building was designed by New York-based John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson in association with Houston-based Morris-Aubry Architects (now known as Morris Architects). Construction began in August 1981, and was completed in December, 1982. The tower is among Houston's most visible buildings and is the 4th-tallest in Texas, the 31st-tallest in the United
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Diamond Exchange District


AMAV Architects, the architects of the Moshe Aviv Tower. As such, it has many similarities in terms of its design, with many likening it to a scaled down version due to its similar shape and materials. The tower's car park connects to the parking areas of both its neighbours; Sheraton City Tower to the south and the Ayalon Tower to the north. The BDB Tower was home to financial company, Banc De Binary until 2017. The building was designed by Gwircman E. Architects Ltd. and completed in 1988. It
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Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress


, and destroys her with the quicksword Enilno. Even though "Ultima I" is set on the fictional land of Sosaria, "Ultima II" borrowed characters and the story of "Ultima I", but relocated them to Earth. Garriott explained from a narrative perspective, Earth needed to be used as a basis for comparison due to the time travel element. Later games in the "Ultima" series ret-conned this, and assumed that "Ultima II" actually happened on Sosaria, not Earth, to create a
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Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act


, North Carolina for a conference. Metro Transit announced it would also cancel plans to send employees to the same conference. Central Ohio Transit Authority followed suit a few days later. On April 25, 2016, The American Institute of Architects announced that it will move its South Atlantic Region conference which was originally scheduled to be held Sep 29 through Oct 2 at the Wilmington Convention Center in Wilmington, NC. The four-day business conference accommodates between 1000 and 1200 people, including architects, exhibitors, and speakers from North Carolina
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Ultima (series)


Ultima" soundtrack CD, two kinds of wrist watches, a tape dispenser, a pencil holder, a board game, a jacket, and a beach towel were released. There was also an "Ultima" anime cartoon. Three manga comics were released in Japan: "Ultima" game boxes often contained so-called "feelies"; e.g. from "Ultima II" on, every game in the main series came with a cloth map of the game world. Starting with "Ultima IV", small trinkets like pendants
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Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny


-letter combinations). While all the earlier "Ultima" games since "Ultima II" had used runes on accompanying material such as maps and manuals and "Ultima IV" had shown single runes on the screen in specific situations, "Ultima V" was the first part of the series to incorporate multi-letter runic texts into the actual on-screen display. "Warriors of Destiny" was the last "Ultima" developed on the Apple II; the limits of that system (excluding the 16-bit Apple IIGS)
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Ultima IX: Ascension


of the series tried to address the biggest complaints and issues themselves; the community at "Ultima: The Reconstruction" released an unofficial patch to fix the inconsistencies within the "Ultima IX" storyline, bringing the story more, but not completely, in line with the rest of the series. Years later, digital video game distributor GOG.com re-released a downloadable version of "Ultima IX" in August 23, 2012. In November 2014, the Ultima Codex Community was able to acquire the Ultima 9 source code from a
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Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss


down, 2D graphics for future mainline "Ultima" games. The engine was re-used and enhanced for "Ultima Underworld"s 1993 sequel, "". Looking Glass Studios planned to create a third "Ultima Underworld", but Origin rejected their pitches. After Electronic Arts (EA) rejected Arkane Studios' pitch for "Ultima Underworld III", the studio instead created a spiritual successor: "Arx Fatalis". In the early 2000s, Paul Neurath approached EA to discuss a port of "Ultima Underworld" to the
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Ultima (series)


either him or Electronic Arts to produce a new "Ultima" title without getting permission from each other. "Lord of Ultima" is a free-to-play browser-based MMORTS released in 2010 by EA Phenomic. It is the first release in the "Ultima" series since "Ultima Online", and also the first title to have no involvement from series creator Garriott or founding company Origin. It has been criticized for having slow-paced gameplay and very weak connections to the Ultima franchise lore. EA has
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Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny


Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988) is the fifth entry in the role-playing video game series "Ultima". It is the second in the "Age of Enlightement" trilogy. The game's story take a darker turn from its predecessor "Ultima IV". Britannia's king Lord British is missing, replaced by a tyrant named Lord Blackthorn. The player must navigate a totalitarian world bent on enforcing its virtues through draconian means. "Ultima V" sports numerous advances from "Ultima IV". The
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The Beeps


Sapphire Stream S2/Ep45 Apr. 29 Wash Those Socks! S2/Ep46 Dec. 12 The Bumps SEASON 3: S3/Ep1 Aug. 30 Up Down Hill S3/Ep2 Aug. 31 Caravan S3/Ep3 Sep. 6 Secret Garden S3/Ep4 Sep. 7 Bounceflower Tea S3/Ep5 Sep. 13 The Whale S3/Ep6 Sep. 14 Soggy Sockroaches S3/Ep7 Sep. 20 Stinkroots S3/Ep8 Sep. 21 Sing-a-long-a-beeps S3/Ep9 Sep. 27 History Book S3/Ep10 Sep. 28 What Goes Splat? S3
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Signal Transfer Point


. SEPs send signaling messages to other SEPs, but the messages are normally routed via the SEP's adjacent STPs. An STP's main function is to identify the best path for two SEPs to communicate. A typical application would be for two SEPs to agree on the use of a shared data path (e.g., using ISUP to initiate a voice call between a user on one SEP and a user on the second SEP). In this way, STPs route signaling messages (for starting, maintaining or finishing any kind of
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Ultima (linguistics)


In linguistics, the ultima is the last syllable of a word, the penult is the next-to-last syllable, and the antepenult is third-from-last syllable. In a word of three syllables, the names of the syllables are antepenult-penult-ultima. Ultima comes from Latin "ultima (syllaba)" "last (syllable)". Penult and antepenult are abbreviations for "paenultima" and "antepaenultima". Penult has the prefix "paene" "almost", and antepenult has the
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Ultima Online


"; however, "Ultima Online" significantly outdid these games, both graphically and in game mechanics. Garriott commented that "it was very important to us that "Ultima Online" be a game with a theme, and story, and quest - and then support larger, grander activity. We don't want it to be just player controlled and dominated; we want it to be an "Ultima" experience, with all the qualities that people expect from that. "Ultima Online" will be, I believe,
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Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire


Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire is a role-playing video game set in the Ultima series, published in 1990. It is considered a "Worlds of Ultima" game, as it is not set in Britannia. It uses the same engine as "" (and "Martian Dreams"). In June 18, 2012, Electronic Arts released the game as freeware through GOG.com. After the events in "Ultima VI", the Avatar is transported by a friend's failed experiment with an obsidian "moonstone"
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Signal Transfer Point


calls originated by the SEPs' attached users) while avoiding disabled intermediary STPs. A signaling message typically never goes directly from a given SEP to the destination SEP: the message would normally have to pass through the initiating SEP's adjacent STP so that it can be routed to the destination SEP. In some applications, however, SEPs might be directly connected with signaling links; this would typically be done to enhance robustness or performance between two critical SEPs. Such mesh network configurations are also common in Europe, where STPs have not
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List of Ultima characters


the gem are found at the location of the sunken remnants of Terfin in "", along with Mondain's skull. The shards later form the Shadowlords in "Ultima V" and are necessary to defeat them; the skull in "Ultima IV" kills all creatures within an area, also hurting the Avatar's karma. In "Ultima Online", many different shards exist, all of which are parallel universes containing Britannia. In "Ultima Online" and "", Mondain is depicted as bald with a goatee,
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15 Hudson Yards


the building's affordable housing component. The tower was topped out in February 2018 and opened on March 15, 2019. By January 2019, approximately 60% of the building's units had been sold. 15 Hudson Yards is designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect and Rockwell Group, Lead Interior Architect and features straps along the middle and top part of the building to make it more "fluid-like". Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C. served as the Executive Architect. The tower's nickname, the Corset Tower
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Ultima III: Exodus


Ultima III: Exodus is the third game in the series of "Ultima" role-playing video games. Exodus is also the name of the game's principal antagonist. It is the final installment in the "Age of Darkness" trilogy. Released in 1983, it was the first "Ultima" game published by Origin Systems. Originally developed for the Apple II, "Exodus" was eventually ported to 13 other platforms, including a NES/Famicom remake. "Ultima III" revolves around Exodus, the spawn of
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Ultima III: Exodus


Mondain and Minax (from "Ultima I" and "Ultima II", respectively), threatening the world of Sosaria. The player travels to Sosaria to defeat Exodus and restore the world to peace. "Ultima III" hosts further advances in graphics, particularly in animation, adds a musical score, and increases the player's options in gameplay with a larger party and more interactivity with the game world. "Ultima III" was followed by "" in 1985. "Exodus" featured revolutionary graphics for its time,
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Ultima VII: The Black Gate


the series and as one of the best RPGs ever created. In an interview with GameSpot, Richard Garriott stated that "Ultima VII" "was the most masterfully executed of the "Ultima" series". He has also often stated that the game was, along with "", his own favorite installment overall. "Ultima VII" introduced major changes in the "Ultima" series. The most serious alteration is that as far as the player is concerned, the world is no longer tile and grid-based;
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Ultima (series)


games take place for the most part in a world called Britannia; the constantly recurring hero is the Avatar, first named so in "Ultima IV". They are primarily within the scope of fantasy fiction but contain science fiction elements as well. The main "Ultima" series consists of nine installments (the seventh title is further divided into two parts) grouped into three trilogies, or "Ages": The Age of Darkness ("Ultima I-III"), The Age of Enlightenment ("Ultima IV-
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List of Ultima characters


Great Earth Serpent helps the Avatar to restore balance to Serpent Isle in "Ultima VII Part II". The Avatar visits the Gypsy to determine his or her strength in the virtues before taking on each quest of "Ultima IV", "V", "VI" and "IX". Hawkwind is a renown cartographer in "Ultima III" (as mentioned in the game manual). He has become Seer of Souls in "Ultima IV" and resides in Castle Britannia. He guides the Stranger in the path
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South Bank Tower


South Bank Tower (formerly King's Reach Tower until 2013) is a high-rise building in Stamford Street, Southwark, London. It was originally a thirty-storey structure high and was completed in 1972, designed by the architect Richard Seifert and built by John Laing. In recent years, the tower has undergone extensive redevelopment and a height increase. The tower is similar in design to Tower 42, which was designed by the same architect. The tower was the headquarters of IPC Media, one of the biggest publishing
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Ultima (series)


remake of "Ultima VI" using also the "Dungeon Siege" engine. Console versions of "Ultima" have allowed further exposure to the series, especially in Japan where the games have been bestsellers and were accompanied by several tie-in products including "Ultima" cartoons and manga. In most cases, gameplay and graphics have been changed significantly. "Ultima Online" (1997), a MMORPG spin-off of the main series, has become an unexpected hit, making it one of the earliest and longest-
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Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress


Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress, released on August 24, 1982 for the Apple II (USCO# PA-317-502), is the second role-playing video game in the "Ultima" series, and the second installment in Ultima's "Age of Darkness" trilogy. It was also the only official "Ultima" game published by Sierra On-Line. Controversy with Sierra over royalties for the PC port of this game led the series creator Richard Garriott to start his own company, Origin Systems.
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Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress


's new Spiradisc system. The original Apple "Ultima II" received an audiovisual upgrade in 1989, bringing its graphics up to date with more recent games in the series much as was done with "Ultima I". This "enhanced" version was only available as part of the "Ultima Trilogy I-II-III" box set released that year and discontinued only months later. (The Commodore and IBM versions of the "Ultima Trilogy" include the original, unenhanced versions of the game for their respective platforms.
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Ultima III: Exodus


game in the series to take place in Sosaria, places in the game such as Ambrosia and the Isle of Fire make appearances in later games, such as "Ultima VII" and "Ultima Online". "Ultima III" was the first game in the series published by Richard Garriott's company Origin Systems. Ports appeared on many different systems. Over 120,000 copies of "Ultima III" were sold, and "Video" magazine listed the game seventh on its list of best selling video games in March 1985 with "
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Ultima VI: The False Prophet


the 44th best game of all time, stating that "Ultima VI" "hit new heights in virtuality with the defined objects in the game world" and "also presented a brilliant treatise on the danger of prejudice". A fan-made recreation of "Ultima VI" using the "Dungeon Siege" engine, The U6 Project (aka Archon), was released on 5 July 2010. Another remake project uses the Exult engine, using graphics from "Ultima VII". "Ultima 6 Online" is an MMO
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Ultima VII: The Black Gate


Ultima Underworld". Its expansion pack, "Ultima VII: Forge of Virtue", included the "Guide to the Isle of Fire" pamphlet. FCI / Pony Canyon published the Super NES version of "Ultima VII", simply titled "Ultima: The Black Gate", which was created by a small team inside Origin Systems. This version is largely different from the original, since the PC version of the game was a then-huge 20 megabytes, yet this translation could use only one megabyte of memory for
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Ultima VIII: Pagan


fixed distance in eight directions was possible. The patch enabled jump distance to be targeted and stopped the motion of the platforms. In reference to the abundance of platform-jumping puzzles, long-time "Ultima" fans jokingly referred to "Ultima VIII" by the nickname Super Avatar Brothers. In 1995 the "Ultima VIII" engine was reused for the "Crusader" game series. Being a DOS title, "Ultima VIII" has problems running on modern systems such as Windows 98 and later; however, it works
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Ultima GTR


The Ultima GTR is a super car manufactured by Ultima Sports Ltd of Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, and described by commentators as a "supercar". The car was available both in kit form and as a "turnkey" (i.e. assembled by the factory) vehicle until early 2015, when it was replaced by the Ultima Evolution. The design is mid engined, rear wheel drive layout, with a tubular steel space frame chassis and GRP bodywork. A convertible version called the Ultima Can-Am was also produced. Kit
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Ultima Sports


models in the Ultima range have always been primarily supplied in component form. That is, Ultima produces the parts required for an owner/builder to construct the car off-site. This is the only way to receive such a vehicle in the USA (including a 'rolling body' fully constructed minus engine and transmission). However cars are also manufactured onsite as "turnkey" models for the European market. The first Ultima produced was the Ultima Mk1 produced in 1983 by Lee Noble of Noble Motorsports Ltd. The car was
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Ultima Online


Ultima Online (UO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), released on September 24, 1997, by Origin Systems. "Ultima Online" is a fantasy role-playing game set in the "Ultima" universe. It is known for its extensive player versus player combat system. Since its release, it has added eight expansion packs, a booster pack and dozens of free content updates. The release of "" in 2007 brought a new game engine with upgraded visuals. "Ultima Online
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Character design of Final Fantasy


powerful magic spell in the game, the Ultima Tome. Omega first appeared as an optional boss near the end of "Final Fantasy V". In "Final Fantasy VI", a powerful boss called the Ultima Weapon (mistranslated as "Atma Weapon") is introduced alongside a sword of the same name. As a boss, Ultima Weapon appeared in "Final Fantasy VII". In "Final Fantasy VIII", both Ultima Weapon and Omega Weapon are optional bosses. In "Final Fantasy IX", the Ultima
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Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss


Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss is the eighth expansion pack for the 1997 MMORPG "Ultima Online". The expansion was announced prematurely on the Japanese Ultima Online website. It was originally slated for release in the summer of 2007, but expected after 2008. On August 12, 2009, the official release date of September 8, 2009 was announced by Electronic Arts. "Ultima Online Stygian Abyss", was "re-announced", this time with art and storyline. UO Herald states that more information will be forthcoming in
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List of Ultima characters


one of the founders of Origin Systems. The Time Lord is a powerful being who ensures the smooth and orderly flow of time through space. In "Ultima III", he reveals the correct placement of the Four Cards that would destroy Exodus. In "Ultima VII", the Avatar must seek him out to learn more about the Fellowship. He helps the Avatar again in "Ultima IX". The Great Earth Serpent is snatched by Exodus and forced to guard the Isle of Fire in "Ultima III". The
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Adrian Smith (architect)


Adrian D. Smith (born August 19, 1944) is an American architect who has designed many notable buildings, including the world's tallest structure, Burj Khalifa, as well as the building projected to surpass it, the Jeddah Tower, in Jeddah. He was the senior architect of some other recognizable buildings including Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago; Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and Zifeng Tower in Nanjing. Adrian Smith was born in Chicago in 1944. When he was four years old, his family moved to Southern California
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Mercury City Tower


building. The Mercury City Tower kept this record from late 2012 to the summer of 2014, in which it was surpassed by the South Tower of the neighboring OKO complex (also on the MIBC) as the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Mercury City Tower was jointly developed by the American architect Frank Williams and the Russian engineering team Mosproject-2 under the leadership of architect Mikhail Posokhin. After the death of Williams in 2010, the Russians were able to convince Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat to succeed him and thus finish Williams'
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Moore Yaski Sivan Architects


Moore Yaski Sivan architects, or MYS architects, is an architecture firm in Israel. It was founded in 1965 by Avraham Yaski, and has been involved in some of the most high-profile skyscraper projects in the country, such as the Azrieli Center, YOO Towers and Tzameret Towers. MYS architects is a result of the fusion of the Yaski–Sivan Architects firm, conducted by Yossi Sivan and Avraham Yaski, and the Moore Architects firm, conducted by Yitzhak Moore and Amihud Moore, taking place in 2006. As of
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Tangerine Dream bootleg recordings


Undercover Dreams" (1986) included the Toronto 1986 concert plus one track from "Ultima Thule". Keen Auricle released a version as "Undercover Dreams' Uncle v.2" (2004) that included the "Ultima Thule" track and released both tracks on "Rare Trax 1" (1991)). The bootleg CD "70/90" (1990) includes "Ultima Thule, Part One" and "Electronic Orgy" (1997) includes "Ultima Thule, Part One" and "Ultima Thule, Part Two"
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Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness


Ultima, later known as Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness or simply Ultima I, is the first game in the "Ultima" series of role-playing video games created by Richard Garriott, originally released for the Apple II. It was first published in the United States by California Pacific Computer Company, which registered a copyright for the game on September 2, 1980 and officially released it in June 1981. Since its release, the game has been completely re-coded and ported to many different platforms. The
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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar


free-to-play remake "", which it would release in 2013. Garriott stated in a 1985 interview that he was working on both "Ultima IV: Part 2" and "Ultima V". Only "Ultima V" appeared. Global sales of "Ultima IV" had surpassed 400,000 copies by mid-1989. Scorpia of "Computer Gaming World" in 1986 called it "an incredible game", only criticizing the fact that experience only came from combat, which she stated became "tedious". Scorpia concluded
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Ultima VI: The False Prophet


"Ultima VI" engine were also used for the "Worlds of Ultima" spin-off series. Origin produced a deluxe edition of "Ultima VI" for sale by mail order at the same $69.95 price as the retail version. Lord British autographed the copies, which contained an audio interview with him, game hints, and higher-quality moonstone. The DOS version of "Ultima VI" may have sound and speed problems when running on modern computers and operating systems. However, it can run reliably in a
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Ultima IX: Ascension


the gameplay of "Ultima IX" would have been re-located to Britannia, and a new storyline would have to be written to incorporate this change. Garriott said that the game would be the final one in the original Ultima universe, concluding both the Guardian trilogy and the Avatar Chronicles. He shared his other plans for the game: ""Ultima VII" had the most detailed world, so we're going to take that detail level, we're including a huge ethic parable like those of "Ultima V"
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Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle


good story gone wrong. While the main plotline is solid, execution of it is inadequate ... too many poorly-designed 'puzzles' ... Origin needs to re-examine "Ultima IV" for a refresher course [on] how open game design and logical plot connections are supposed to work", and warned "prepare to be frustrated with this one". Cnet stated that "Serpent Isle, the continuation of Ultima VII, is often considered the best Ultima ever made. Though its look is mostly borrowed from Ultima
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Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds


Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds is a 1993 first-person role-playing video game developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems. As the sequel to "", the game is set in the "Ultima" fantasy universe. Players assume the role of the Avatar—the protagonist of the "Ultima" series—and adventure through multiple dimensions while seeking to prevent the evil Guardian from achieving world domination. Progression is largely nonlinear and the game allows for emergent gameplay. "Ultima Underworld II" began
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Ultima II (cosmetics line)


ULTIMA II (cosmetics line) is a cosmetics and skin care line owned by Revlon, Inc. The "Ultima" name was originally coined by Bea Castle, the highest placed female executive working for Revlon at the time, for a new moisturising cream - "ULTIMA, The Precious Cream". Following on from the success of the moisturiser, Revlon founder Charles Revson created the Charles Revson Inc. company in 1962 as the vehicle for his new top of the range line: Ultima II. Revson claimed it was his favorite and most
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FASTCAM Ultima 40K


The Photron FASTCAM Ultima 40K is a 256 x 256 High-speed camera. It is part of the Photron FASTCAM line of cameras, introduced in 1996. Photron FASTCAM Ultima 40K was introduce in 2000. However, the camera was trade branded previously in 1992 as a KODAK MASD product. The Kodak HS4540 and the Photron Ultima 40K are the same camera, just different trade names. The FASTCAM Ultima 40K native resolution is 256 x 256 pixels x 8 bits at 4,500 FPS. By reducing the resolution,
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Ultima Mk1


The Ultima Mk1 is a mid-engined concept kit car produced by Noble Motorsport Ltd in 1983 (the company later became Ultima Sports when Ted Marlow and Richard Marlow bought the rights in 1992). The Mk1 was intended to go into production, but before any sold the Ultima Mk2 was introduced, and thus only one Mk1 was made. As the Ultima Mk1 was a kit car, it required a variety of donor parts to complete. The Mk1 uses the 2.6L V6 and five-speed transaxle from the Renault 30 as
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Ultima Online


, which was common to MMORPGs of the period. Japan remained a key market for "Ultima Online" by July 2001, and accounted for 64,000 of the game's 240,000 subscribers at the time. A representative for Electronic Arts reported, "While we do only a fraction of PC game business in Japan against EA's worldwide business, over 25 percent of "Ultima Online" business is done in Japan." Worldwide, "Ultima Online" retained 225,000 subscribers by early 2003. "Ultima Online"s success resulted in Guinness World
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FASTCAM Ultima 512


The Photron FASTCAM ULTIMA 512 is a 512 × 512 high-speed camera. It is part of the Photron FASTCAM line of cameras. Photron FASTCAM ULTIMA 512 was introduced in 2001. The FASTCAM ULTIMA 512 native resolution is 512 × 512 pixels × 10 bits at 2000 FPS. By reducing the resolution, the frame rate for recording can be increased. As an example, 32,000 FPS is achieved with a resolution of 512 × 32 pixels at 10 bits. The FASTCAM ULTIMA 512 processor came with two memory configurations that allowed full
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Ultima Online: Third Dawn


Ultima Online: Third Dawn, released in 2001, introduced 3D models to the "Ultima Online" MMORPG franchise. While the game still maintained its scaled, overhead view, the character animation was much smoother. With the introduction of the client (a more sophisticated 3D Ultima Online client), the Third Dawn client is obsolete, and no longer usable on official shards. Even the original "Ultima Online" client uses a height map for terrain and three dimensions for item and character location within the world, but the newer
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The Beeps


/Ep20 Sep. 19 Bouncy Bouncy Beep Beep S2/Ep21 Sep. 19 Big Beepday Bash S2/Ep22 Sep. 20 Yuk Says No S2/Ep23 Sep. 24 Wheely Helpful S2/Ep24 Sep. 25 Teeny Beep Takes Off S2/Ep25 Sep. 26 Carnival S2/Ep26 Sep. 27 Peas and Beeps S2/Ep27 Apr. 25 Stuck on You! S2/Ep28 Dec. 9 Hole Lot of Trouble S2/Ep29 Dec. 15 A Little Adventure S2/Ep30 Dec. 16 The Lost Houses S2/Ep31 May 1 Bounceberry Pie S2/Ep32 Dec. 23
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Spasskaya Tower


placed above the gates on the inside wall in 1658 and removed in 1917. The tower is also named for the wall-painted icon of 'Spas Smolensky' () translated as 'Smolensky Saviour', which was created in the 16th century on the outside wall of tower, plastered over in 1937, but reopened and restored in 2010. The Spasskaya Tower was the first tower of the many Moscow Kremlin Towers to be crowned with the hipped roof in 1624–1625 by architects Bazhen Ogurtsov and Christopher Galloway (a Scottish architect and
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Bless Me, Ultima


soon after she does so, one of Tenorio's daughters dies. Hot-tempered and vengeful, Tenorio spends the rest of the novel plotting Ultima's death, which he finally achieves by killing her owl familiar, her spiritual guardian. Afterwards, he tries to kill Antonio but is shot by Uncle Pedro. Ultima's Owl – Embodies Ultima's soul, the power of her mysticism, and her life force. The song the owl sings softly outside Antonio's window at night indicates Ultima's presence and magical protection in Antonio
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Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress


continuity among the games. "Ultima II" was Garriott's first program that he wrote completely in assembly language instead of interpreted BASIC. Playing speed and reaction time were vastly improved over the original release of "Ultima I". Since Garriott was attending the University of Texas at the time it took him almost two years to create "Ultima II", including learning assembly in one month from Tom Luhrs, the author of the popular Apple II arcade game "Apple-Oids". "Ultima II" was the first
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Pangaea Ultima


Pangaea Ultima (also called Pangaea Proxima, Neopangaea, and Pangaea II) is a possible future supercontinent configuration. Consistent with the supercontinent cycle, Pangaea Ultima could occur within the next 100 million to 200 million years. This potential configuration, hypothesized by Christopher Scotese, earned its name from its similarity to the previous Pangaea supercontinent. Scotese later changed Pangaea Ultima (Last Pangaea) to Pangaea Proxima (Next Pangaea) to alleviate confusion about the name Pangaea Ultima which could imply that it would be the last supercontinent. The concept was
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Maiden Tower (Baku)


active during the 12th century; he is the father of the architect who built the Mardakan Round Tower. However it is disputed as the inscription, unlike the Madakan Tower does not actually reveal him to have been the architect, although it is generally agreed that much of the modern tower dates back to the 12th century. Prof. Ahmadov believes that the tower was used as an astronomical observatory from the time of this reconstruction, due to the fact that 30 hewed stone protuberances on the tower's lower section and the 31 protuberances on
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