Hamsterball is a 3-D computer game made by Raptisoft. It is based on Marble Madness which was released in 1984. The object of the game is to roll a hamster in a ball through many obstacle courses, called races, while on a time limit. There are lots of obstacles along the way.
Levels
*Warm-Up Race
*Beginner Race
*Intermediate Race
*Dizzy Race
*Tower Race
*Up Race
*Neon Race*
*Expert Race
*Odd Race
*Toob Race
*Wobbly Race
*Glass Race*
*Sky Race
*Master Race
*Impossible race*
* Only available in Version 3.0
Types of tracks
These levels are in order of levels
*Warm up race- The Warm up race is the first level you start with. There are no real enemies. This level shows the basic concepts of how this game works
*Beginner race- This is the first level to have an enemy in it, Jorge the 8-ball. This level is slightly longer and has bumpers
*Intermedate race- A bigger challenge for the young player. This level has longer tubes, and even mouse traps that fling you in contact
*Dizzy race- This level involves any turning/revolving obstacles (hence the name Dizzy Race). This also involves tar, and also the first level to unlock a new arena (the other 3 already has its own arenas already unlocked
*Tower race- This level is in a partially medieval theme including catapults, maces, drawbridges, and windmills. Also features a purple "thing" in one turret.
*Up race- This level basically includes anything that makes you go up. This includes Vacuum tubes, elevators, and the speed cylander. Also features a button that gives you an extra 5 seconds
*Neon race- This level is made up completely of lights. There are light bridges that disappear like light. Other than that it's basically nothing much.
*Expert race- This level has a "Stuntman" theme, including a new enemy, named Bonk the hammer, the twin saws that can break your hamsterball within contact. Also features a bell that gives off 5 extra seconds within contact
*Odd race- This level has many things that clearly breaks the laws of physics. If you go up certain ramps onto a wall, you roll on that wall as if it were the ground. Also features 2 tiny Jorges, but in one case you shrink. The Goal also hangs like one of those wall-floors.
*Toob race- This level is the only level with translucent tubes. There are saws that "cut" through the path you might go to, while there's a smaller one that makes a hole, just to add as an obstacle. There are new enemies called the Block Dawgs. There is also another set of bumpers, similar to the ones in the beginner race, except it bounces you more randomly.
*Wobbly race- This level has many unbalanced roads (hence the name wobbly). There is a massive set of wobbly dominoes, but you may fall of if not careful.
*Glass race- The Glass Race is made up of glass. The traction is decreased in this level
*Sky race- The Sky Race is featured in a background that shows high altitude. There are pop-up pegs that only slows you down, and a blue ball randomly appears out of nowhere.
*Master race- This level shows a concept of when all the past enemies "want revenge". There are certain paths that requires lots of agility, speed, and accuracy.
*Impossible race- The final level. This level features gears, thin paths, and weird architecture
**level 2 8-ball Bouncers bridges toob
**level 3 mice traps toobs bridges 8-ball
**level 4 swirly toobs 8-ball tar clickers
**level 5 catapult maces toob pit
**level 6 vacuum pipes elevators launch pads 5 button
**level 7 Mallet Fans blades ramp
**level 8 8-ball big 8-Ball little ping-pong balls toobs Zero-G air
**level 9 Block dawgs (hammer and saw) Pinball Toobs maze
**level 10 wobbly roads dominoes tilter
**level 11 black and white pads
**level 12 is all of the things that you beat
Enemies in order of appearance
*8 Ball
*Mousetrap
*Tar
*Tarbabies
*Maces
*The Purple Thing
*Bonk the hammer
*The Blade Bros.
*Tiny 8 ball
*Block Dawgs
*Magnifying glass
Obstacles
*gutter
*bumper
*tubes
*Drawbridge
*Rotational ground
*Ground Wedges
*catapult
*Windmill
*vacuum
*Speed Cylander
*elevator
*button
*Fans
*bell
*steep ramp
*wall-floors
*Tilt floors
*pegs
*Helix
*gears
*twisted bridge
Trivia
*in the time trial/party mode races when you try to go on a locked race, you get a message "you need to reach this race on a normal or frenzied tournament", this is an error, you actually unlock a race by reaching the race when you have unlocked the arena for the race BEFORE the one you are trying to unlock. (Would someone please clarify that statement, or am I just dense.)
*if you go on the races on Party Games, you'll notice that sometimes, the race is mirrored.
*in the odd race, if you look around a bit, there are "walls" you can walk on that are quite off track.
*sometimes on tournament when you start a race, the camera zooms from the end of the course round to the start point, before starting the race.
*In the Toob arena, there is a bumper in the middle, if you can come back from a fall onto this circle, you can only be harmed by an opponent falling onto the bumper.
*In some races (usually it's the Up race for me) you can't see the track for a certain period of time.
Levels
*Warm-Up Race
*Beginner Race
*Intermediate Race
*Dizzy Race
*Tower Race
*Up Race
*Neon Race*
*Expert Race
*Odd Race
*Toob Race
*Wobbly Race
*Glass Race*
*Sky Race
*Master Race
*Impossible race*
* Only available in Version 3.0
Types of tracks
These levels are in order of levels
*Warm up race- The Warm up race is the first level you start with. There are no real enemies. This level shows the basic concepts of how this game works
*Beginner race- This is the first level to have an enemy in it, Jorge the 8-ball. This level is slightly longer and has bumpers
*Intermedate race- A bigger challenge for the young player. This level has longer tubes, and even mouse traps that fling you in contact
*Dizzy race- This level involves any turning/revolving obstacles (hence the name Dizzy Race). This also involves tar, and also the first level to unlock a new arena (the other 3 already has its own arenas already unlocked
*Tower race- This level is in a partially medieval theme including catapults, maces, drawbridges, and windmills. Also features a purple "thing" in one turret.
*Up race- This level basically includes anything that makes you go up. This includes Vacuum tubes, elevators, and the speed cylander. Also features a button that gives you an extra 5 seconds
*Neon race- This level is made up completely of lights. There are light bridges that disappear like light. Other than that it's basically nothing much.
*Expert race- This level has a "Stuntman" theme, including a new enemy, named Bonk the hammer, the twin saws that can break your hamsterball within contact. Also features a bell that gives off 5 extra seconds within contact
*Odd race- This level has many things that clearly breaks the laws of physics. If you go up certain ramps onto a wall, you roll on that wall as if it were the ground. Also features 2 tiny Jorges, but in one case you shrink. The Goal also hangs like one of those wall-floors.
*Toob race- This level is the only level with translucent tubes. There are saws that "cut" through the path you might go to, while there's a smaller one that makes a hole, just to add as an obstacle. There are new enemies called the Block Dawgs. There is also another set of bumpers, similar to the ones in the beginner race, except it bounces you more randomly.
*Wobbly race- This level has many unbalanced roads (hence the name wobbly). There is a massive set of wobbly dominoes, but you may fall of if not careful.
*Glass race- The Glass Race is made up of glass. The traction is decreased in this level
*Sky race- The Sky Race is featured in a background that shows high altitude. There are pop-up pegs that only slows you down, and a blue ball randomly appears out of nowhere.
*Master race- This level shows a concept of when all the past enemies "want revenge". There are certain paths that requires lots of agility, speed, and accuracy.
*Impossible race- The final level. This level features gears, thin paths, and weird architecture
**level 2 8-ball Bouncers bridges toob
**level 3 mice traps toobs bridges 8-ball
**level 4 swirly toobs 8-ball tar clickers
**level 5 catapult maces toob pit
**level 6 vacuum pipes elevators launch pads 5 button
**level 7 Mallet Fans blades ramp
**level 8 8-ball big 8-Ball little ping-pong balls toobs Zero-G air
**level 9 Block dawgs (hammer and saw) Pinball Toobs maze
**level 10 wobbly roads dominoes tilter
**level 11 black and white pads
**level 12 is all of the things that you beat
Enemies in order of appearance
*8 Ball
*Mousetrap
*Tar
*Tarbabies
*Maces
*The Purple Thing
*Bonk the hammer
*The Blade Bros.
*Tiny 8 ball
*Block Dawgs
*Magnifying glass
Obstacles
*gutter
*bumper
*tubes
*Drawbridge
*Rotational ground
*Ground Wedges
*catapult
*Windmill
*vacuum
*Speed Cylander
*elevator
*button
*Fans
*bell
*steep ramp
*wall-floors
*Tilt floors
*pegs
*Helix
*gears
*twisted bridge
Trivia
*in the time trial/party mode races when you try to go on a locked race, you get a message "you need to reach this race on a normal or frenzied tournament", this is an error, you actually unlock a race by reaching the race when you have unlocked the arena for the race BEFORE the one you are trying to unlock. (Would someone please clarify that statement, or am I just dense.)
*if you go on the races on Party Games, you'll notice that sometimes, the race is mirrored.
*in the odd race, if you look around a bit, there are "walls" you can walk on that are quite off track.
*sometimes on tournament when you start a race, the camera zooms from the end of the course round to the start point, before starting the race.
*In the Toob arena, there is a bumper in the middle, if you can come back from a fall onto this circle, you can only be harmed by an opponent falling onto the bumper.
*In some races (usually it's the Up race for me) you can't see the track for a certain period of time.
A different is a popular term in equality sub-genre movies. It means when a person is subjectively no longer a male or female, to a certain person or group, but rather something beyond those classifications. This makes them immune to gender-based jokes, perceptions and stigma.
Cliché examples include
* A gay male who fits in with all the popular females.
* A tomboy female who fits in with all the males - can be viewed as masculine, but in reality is not. Males view her as a good friend.
* Two people (usually of differing genders, or in the case of homosexuals the same gender) who look past each others genders, to connect.
Cliché examples include
* A gay male who fits in with all the popular females.
* A tomboy female who fits in with all the males - can be viewed as masculine, but in reality is not. Males view her as a good friend.
* Two people (usually of differing genders, or in the case of homosexuals the same gender) who look past each others genders, to connect.
Overview
The term "Dictionary Tower" is used to describe a building containing sophisticated equipment specifically designed to analyse or 'listen into' various forms of communication media such as telephone calls, emails and possibly even internet activity.
An example of the kind of function a dictionary tower is designed to perform is to analyse millions of phone calls simultaneously. It essentially listens for certain key words during a telephone conversation such as "bomb" or "kill" for example. If a keyword is detected it immediately triggers a process of recording that particular phone call and then attempts to trace the origin of where the call was made.
It is thought that most first world countries utilise Dictionary Towers and other sophisticted monitoring facilties.
The Infamous British Capenhurst Tower Incident
The British Government suffered huge embarrassment when the Republic of Ireland discovered it was using a dictionary tower to illegally spy on phone calls originating from Ireland into the UK. For more information follow this link ---> Capenhurst which refers to the infamous Capenhurst Tower!
Use of Dictionary Towers and Eaves Dropping Equipment
The use and legality of Dictionary Towers continues to cause great controversy and many civil liberties organisations feel that they are an unacceptable infringement on human rights and privacy.
But many governments argue that dictionary towers are essential in the fight against terrorism and that by covertly analysing communication networks a great deal of intelligence can be gained about any potential attacks or plots targeted at a certain country or group of people.
Links
* http://www.lamont.me.uk/capenhurst/
* http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan-turnbull/secret4.htm
The term "Dictionary Tower" is used to describe a building containing sophisticated equipment specifically designed to analyse or 'listen into' various forms of communication media such as telephone calls, emails and possibly even internet activity.
An example of the kind of function a dictionary tower is designed to perform is to analyse millions of phone calls simultaneously. It essentially listens for certain key words during a telephone conversation such as "bomb" or "kill" for example. If a keyword is detected it immediately triggers a process of recording that particular phone call and then attempts to trace the origin of where the call was made.
It is thought that most first world countries utilise Dictionary Towers and other sophisticted monitoring facilties.
The Infamous British Capenhurst Tower Incident
The British Government suffered huge embarrassment when the Republic of Ireland discovered it was using a dictionary tower to illegally spy on phone calls originating from Ireland into the UK. For more information follow this link ---> Capenhurst which refers to the infamous Capenhurst Tower!
Use of Dictionary Towers and Eaves Dropping Equipment
The use and legality of Dictionary Towers continues to cause great controversy and many civil liberties organisations feel that they are an unacceptable infringement on human rights and privacy.
But many governments argue that dictionary towers are essential in the fight against terrorism and that by covertly analysing communication networks a great deal of intelligence can be gained about any potential attacks or plots targeted at a certain country or group of people.
Links
* http://www.lamont.me.uk/capenhurst/
* http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan-turnbull/secret4.htm
Our Lady J, aka Jonnah Speidel (born August 22, 1978) is a vocalist, pianist and composer who has been performing with The Pink Champagne Orchestra since 2006.
Life
Jonnah Speidel was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania as Justin Lee Spidel. She was brought up in the Assemblies of God religious tradition, and in early childhood studied piano at The Cumberland Vally School of Music at . After attending Interlochen Arts Academy and Southern Methodist University, she moved to New York City in 2001.
In 2006, Speidel began to live full-time as a woman and legally changed her name from Justin to Jonnah.
Work
After moving to New York, Jonnah Speidel worked as accompanist for The Mark Morris Dance Group, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The New York City Gay Men's Chorus. Breaking from her classical training, she began working in New York's Downtown music scene with Armen Ra, Justin Bond, Shequida and various Burlesque artists.
While musical director for broadway performer Natalie Joy Johnson, she took on the stage name Our Lady J and continues to perform under this persona with her solo act accompanied by The Pink Champagne Orchestra.
Speidel is currently a teaching artist with Rosie's Broadway Kids.
Life
Jonnah Speidel was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania as Justin Lee Spidel. She was brought up in the Assemblies of God religious tradition, and in early childhood studied piano at The Cumberland Vally School of Music at . After attending Interlochen Arts Academy and Southern Methodist University, she moved to New York City in 2001.
In 2006, Speidel began to live full-time as a woman and legally changed her name from Justin to Jonnah.
Work
After moving to New York, Jonnah Speidel worked as accompanist for The Mark Morris Dance Group, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The New York City Gay Men's Chorus. Breaking from her classical training, she began working in New York's Downtown music scene with Armen Ra, Justin Bond, Shequida and various Burlesque artists.
While musical director for broadway performer Natalie Joy Johnson, she took on the stage name Our Lady J and continues to perform under this persona with her solo act accompanied by The Pink Champagne Orchestra.
Speidel is currently a teaching artist with Rosie's Broadway Kids.