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Brokku: Brokku is the home planet of Tahvinns. The planet was 1 year old before the Tahvinns appeared. It is originally believed that Brokku was created by one and unique God they call Vaa Nunn. The earliest known Tahiin life is recorded at -780SVNP(SiVaa Nunn Prrsta)(Before Vaan Nunn Returns). It is known that three other planets predate Brokku without counting what they call "Vaa Nunnsa kuun"(World of Vaa Nunn) Geography: There is only one known continent on Brokku, this one is divided in three: SiVaa for the eastern part,Munnsa for the western and Mahvell the northern part. Between the SiVaa and Munnsa is Kuhnintaa(1) ocean. Most of Tahvinns live in this ocean, Brokku's underwater landscape offering perfect environmentfor them. Brokku have an impressive panel of climates, SiVaa is full of vegetation, a giant jungle, aridand dry, temperatures varying between 35 and 70°C (95 to 158°F), while Munnsa is terribly cold giant moutain, varying between -80°C and -42°C (-112 to -44°F). Mahvell is rocky and filled with valleys, rock building bridges above the water. The water is particularly cold: 2°C (35°F), but it is not a problem for Tahvinns. SiVaa is thin, more like a big Island, and Munnsa is a huge mountain of snow. The first city is built in the ocean between SiVaa and Munnsa.Brokku is really big, it covers 40x40 miles. 1) (The Deep offering): It is the only ocean of Brokku. Munnsa has a large number of caves in the cold mountain of KiVaa. History: Vaa Nunn, by his hands, drew the landscapes, and the Kuhnintaa. After creating animals, insects and greens, he formed the continent. At the end of his creation, he created the first Tahvinn before going back to his world. And in his generousness, he drew his words on a stone (Tahvinns' Bible), and gave to the first Tahvinn he named Ravinnse the ability to read the stone in order to learn about him and spread his words. Born in the water, Ravinnse survived with the help of god and created life, by his power, from the tree of life . The players' story begins in -730 as the one of the first Tahviin on Brokku. Information: Thanks a lot for the support you gave to us, we clearly need the community's help with a project like that. How to bring your help? First of all if you are interested in joining us as a developer, feel free to check out our job opportunities, we are looking for Programmers and other talents to work with us! Then, and I think it has always been the best thing, you can simply talk about us all around the web, in your own country, your own language... Spread the word! And finally, if your way of supporting us is to give money then you can definitely do that by clicking on the link bellow. And we thank you thousand times by advance... DONATE
Hey, The team is growing again and again, we need more programmers! Good news are coming really soon.
Hi! We are right now actively looking for a Lead Programmer and Programmers. http://www.gamedev.net/classifieds/item/2534-genesis-the-birth-lead-programmer-and-programmers-needed/ Please contact us here: firstname.lastname@example.com
HeroEngine is a powerful, professional 3D MMORPG development engine. To give you an example of what we can do with it, let me tell you that Star Wars: The old republic was made with HeroEngine. There are a lot of reasons why we chose HeroEngine, and the first one is because of the way developing an online game works with that tool. First of all HeroEngine once you purchased it create and give you the access of a fully working server allowing you to create content straight to your game. And for us the best quality of this engine is by far its collaborative world editing system. Indeed, HeroEngine propose an incredible system where every developer connect on the server and edit the world LIVE with you! Thus every developer is creating its developer's character and can edit and play straight in the world they've created. Let me show you what we did in two days as a test for Genesis: VIDEO HeroEngine offers everything that we need to integrate all the functionality to our game! Let me leave you by saying that the team is growing everyday and that we are really excited to show you awesome stuff really soon. If you want to know a bit more every day, please join our new forum, don't be afraid! http://genesisgame.createaforum.com/
Ambitions: This game has the ambition of being commercialized. It is also the opportunity to show our passion and to create Genesis studio a professional game studio. Everything is now ready to start the development of the game itself and to enlarge the development team. A really ambitious project needs really talented people, that's why we are currently looking for really motivated people to join this big adventure. Open jobs: Programmer Concept Artist UI/2DArtist 3D Artist 3D Animator Level Designer FX Artist Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com Every job is paid with a percentage of the game's profits. We truly believe that the community brings help and motivation the most. If you want to donate to help Genesis Studio then you can do that here: DONATE
Genesis: The Birth
relicta posted a topic in Indie ShowcaseGenesis is a 3D Social based and Chronological MMORPG fully controlled by players, developed with HeroEngine. Genesis can be compared to a giant "Civilization V", where each player is a citizen, where the time is evolving with them, witnessing all their world's changes. Gameplay and goals: Players enter a completely new world, created by gods, they are the first people of their kind. One of the biggest thing on Genesis, is the fact that there's no combat in the game, and that XP is earned in another way than fighting, but with interacting with the world and helping his planet to evolve. TRAILER Interaction with environment: This is a really important thing in Genesis. Taken from Point&clicks, this system is the possibility of interacting straight with objects from the world, combining objects, having information on everything by right-clicking on objects and chose between "Information", "Use" or "Pick". In you inventory it work the same but with a "Use with" function, allowing the player to use this object and combine it with other, just like in Point&Click adventure games! Time in Genesis: Everything in the game is based on a pre-written scenario. At the moment the first player enter the planet, this whole scenario starts. One day in real life equals to one year in game. Thus, players are gonna see the whole evolution of a planet from its birth to its end, witnessing huge events that will change their world. Just as Civilization proposed Technologies developed after a certain amount of turns, Genesis proposes evolution developed after a certain amount of time. The principles have a lot of similarities with Civilization's, including basic evolutions such as Fire to extremely advanced, such as Ionic propulsion.Just like evolutions, they are technologies, but the difference is that they are more important and are deep changes in a civilization. Revolutions needs certain evolutions to be unlocked. Voice intensity control: The voice intensity control is a gauge that allows players to control their character's voice intensity when they speak. This gauge has 5 main levels: Whisper, Soft talk, normal talk, Loud talk, Shout. A white circle is drawn on the ground around the character from 1 meter to 30 meters diameter symbolizing the zone that covers your voice (Earshot zone), that determinate who is gonna hear you speaking. Thus, the gauge can be adjusted as your wish. You can choose the exact radius by clicking and scrolling (or just clicking) the Voice intensity control gauge and see the circle growing around your character. The advantage of this system is that it avoid the creation of whisper, map, world, team channels. Walls have an impact on the the way people are gonna hear you. Indeed, walls reduce by 50% the earshot zone from the point the circle crosses a wall. Lands of Genesis: Genesis, even if it is based on social interaction, is full of action and adventure of a kind you haven't ever seen in an MMORPG! Even if having a job in a game and having a social life in Genesis is really exciting (by far the BEST for Role Playing lovers), the game is full of quests that are full adventures. Imagine a Point&Click adventure game, add Genesis' universe, epic and dangerous journeys full of cooperative puzzles, add the multiplayer aspect, then you'll have a small idea of what Genesis is gonna propose to players. Health Gauges At the scale of a player, living in the world means a lot of possibilities for him to bring his part of help, and interact with his planet and his people. A system of health gauges will rhythm players' life. Slightly comparable to Sims' system, these gauges describe the shape of a player's character. There are 7 health gauges: Hunger, Thirst, Temperature, Social, Knowledge, Endurance, Mood. Each of them have influence between each others and players have to work to maintain them in a good shape. These health gauges will have a considerable impact on the way a character can interact with other players and his world. Interaction between players: A system of relationship between players has been made to encourage people to play with each others. Players are interacting with words and emotes and each emote, just as competences in other MMORPGs propose, have effects, they can affect a target's health gauge, or just have a good impact in your relationship with the target. Everything has been made to make everything logical. A completely system we worked on is interactions with NPCs in Genesis. You don't click on an NPC to start a conversation, but you use your emotes to interact with him. This system make possible the possibility of forging a relationship with NPCs! Social Classes: This system allow players to grow socially, by earning Influence with their actions, they can unlock new social classes and have advantages. Social Classes make players have access to a large panel of jobs allowing them to earn money. A player can be who-ever he wants in the society, from a merchant to a king (leader) Leadership system: The role of a leader of a planet is embodied by only one player elected with a well thought monthly voting system. The leader have the control of all the economy, evolution research and City expansion. He is the one who expands his kingdom physically by building new buildings. The building system is a whole interface highly comparable to Anno's. The terrain is organized by square and buildings cost money, the leader is free to place buildings where ever he wants. Death in Genesis: Players can die in the game even if it is made to be rare. We wanted death to be a really big thing and not a punishment, as important as it is in our world. Even if we are not gonna say everything, death is just the beginning of a new adventure for players. No one can know what there is after the death and we want it to be the same in Genesis... And it is extremely BIG!
[MMO] Les rouages de grinn
relicta posted a topic in Your AnnouncementsLes Rouages de Grinn, an interactive MMORPG. "Les rouages de Grinn" was first thought like a complete world which have its own races, its story, its religious mythology, and its traditions. This universe is based on nowadays norms with well known races. However the challenge was to revisit these norms by giving them a new meaning. "Les rouages de Grinn" reinvents Elves' story and traits, dwarves and humans of the heroïc-fantasy universe, in a new world. "Les rouages de Grinn" is primarly an RPG, like a story that the player is living as he wish , through instruments allowing him to interact with the universe. The player will experience an interactive novel which will change depending on him and the other players who will tread the soil of the old world. "Les rouages de Grinn" doesn't intend to make experience a simple virtual experience, but to propose a story, a world which have its own laws, and where the player could find his place, interact and live like a character in a novel. How to let the players the control of a virtual world? that's the question we tried to answer like a lot of modern MMO. We didn't necessary found "THE" answer, but a way to perform it. "Les rouages de Grinn" is a world which have two times, the first, is a huge story which fix bases of the world: the past. The present is the MMO, the era of industrialization, of the capitalization that extends for men and tries to erase thousands of years of tradition. That's when the player is projected in the world, like an unknown who doesn't know anything of his past. This fact allows the player to build his own character, his own identity: A past, a future with his choices, actions with PNJs and other players The Gameplay of the game is a common base with well known other MMORPG, But new systems are built to guide or propose to players new intruments to interact. The principle of the IS (Interactive Story) comes from that. The player experience a global quest which tells the backgroud of the novel. You could make choices which, couple with others, will influence the rest of the story. Now, we are participating a contest: Ganuta We posted a new trailer of the game "Les Rouages De Grinn". The winner will receive professional help in their project for 6 months, and diffusion in a famous magazine in France. [size="5"][color="#ff0000"]So we need your votes!!! Please vote here: [size="5"][color="#00bfff"]http://concours.ganuta.com/103-75-1-Galerie[color="#ff0000"][size="5"][color="#48d1cc"] for the video: "Les rouages de grinn" You gave us 155 votes in 24h! Give us 50 more and we win!


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So, I'm turning 28 at the end of this month and I used to celebrate my birthdays like crazy. It was a huge deal, and I mean HUGE. I would start making party plans and game layouts months in advance.
But a few years ago, it started morphing into something else. Something worthy of dread and anxiety. What happened?
Two years ago, it came to a head when I showed up at my best friend's doorstep at 1 am, on my birthday saying "Pack a bag and get in the car." We drove for hours into the Rocky Mountains until I was calm enough to talk.
The change in my attitude was uncanny, unnerving, and frankly, a little scary.
Since then I have done everything I can to avoid thinking about my birthday at all costs. I didn't understand why this was happening to me. Why was I freaking out so much? Why did the thought of turning another year older make my heart fill with panic, fear, and alarm?
Recently, I went on a walk with a mentor of mine and talked about all these feelings. By the end of the hour, we'd made a breakthrough. I had a deeply ingrained false belief: Feeling like I'd accomplished nothing in the past year.
It clicked. It suddenly all made sense. So, in order to combat this false belief, I have compiled an incomplete list of things, both big and small, I've accomplished during the past 365 days.
While I was 27-years-old I . . .
Embraced my calling as a writer
Reached my 50,000 word goal by the set goal date
Made friends working at OpenTable
Quit my job at OpenTable
Lost 80 pounds of excess weight
Wrote four short stories for a local anthology and submitted them on time
Gained muscle mass
Built healthy boundaries in relationship to my parents
Journeyed to Iowa and released many heavy demons
Was a maid of honor at my friend's wedding
Discovered how to cook multiple yummy meals
Switched some of my food over to organic
Became the organizer for a Belmar Writer's Critique Group
Started using the library to save money on buying books
Met many amazing people at the Sirens Convention
Set firm spending boundaries and kept to them (with the occasional splurge)
Participated in an eye-opening conversation with my brother
Took care of my kitty while she was recovery from her hip surgery
I can now walk a 5K in under an hour
Took full advantage of all the tons of information at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference
Cooked a Mother's Day breakfast for my mom at her house
Learned more about reading Tarot through local MeetUp groups
Am OK with who I am and with waiting till the time is right to meet a romantic partner
Got to see Taylor Swift in concert
Have an agent interested in reading my novel's manuscript, when it's finished
Started up yoga
Got to see Frozen, Hamilton, & Rent
And I'd say that's a pretty hefty list. Now, I can't wait for year 28!


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Etienne Lavie did an interesting and fun creative project, "OMG who stole my ads?". In this project he tries to imagine how the streets of Milan and Paris would look with classical paintings instead of the outdoor advertisements. He first took the pictures of cities and later edited them.
Check out the images below and let us know if you know the artists of these classical paintings.
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Indian Farmers Cheesed-off with Europe
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The Indian government has expressed concerns about small farmers facing greater poverty resulting from strong pressure to open up its markets to cheese and other dairy produce from Europe.
India wants to exclude milk and cheese from the realms of the free trade agreement, under negotiation with the European Union, due to its dairy sector providing employment for 90 million people.
However, the latest round of talks that took place at the end of April, witnessed European Union officials increasing their efforts to have India's agricultural markets liberalised. According to sources in Brussels, moves to open up all agricultural sectors are under discussion. The source said "It has not yet been decided which products will be liberalised and India's sensitivities will certainly be taken into account as negotiations progress.
However, anti-poverty activists complain that, until now, the plight of India's rural poor were shown little concern from the Eurpean Union.
Cheese- makers from Europe are insistant that protections offered to India's poor should be dismantled, even though India's dairy sector is critically important in providing work and income to farming families, particularly those that don't own land.
The European Dairy Association argued that the imported food taxes levied by India were "unrealistically high", when the EU-India free trade agreement talks were launched in 2007. However, critics of the European Union's stance argue that India's farmers will be unable to withstand competition from European imports if such tariffs were to be scrapped. Often those imports have been highly subsidised and can be sold at lower prices than domestically produced food.
Sophie Powell from the fair trade organisation Traidcraft said, "The EU is pushing very aggressively to open up some of the key sectors in India that support huge numbers of producers and workers". She added, "For example, the dairy sector is one of the most pro-poor sectors in India as it provides income for millions of rural families, most of whom are landless or marginal farmers."
Both the EU and India have set themselves an objective of removing 90 percent of the tariffs they apply to trade in goods between them in an eventual agreement. Negotiators are seeking to have this accord completed in time for a high-level EU-India meeting in October.
Women, making up 75 million of the emplyees in the sector, would bear the brunt of any moves to expose India's dairy sector more to outside competition according to a 2009 study by the Centre for Trade and Development.
India takes in less than 0.5 percent of the European Union's total agricultural exports even though it is one of the world's most populous countries. High tariffs have been identified, by Europe's dairy firms, as the main barrier to expanding commercial ties with India. India's growing middle class is also regarded as offering great potential as buyers of the gourmet cheeses.
European milk farmers have been badly affected by decreasing prices paid to them in the last few years. It is because of this crisis, according to trade analysts, that European Union officials have stepped up their efforts to include dairy within the realm of an agreement with India.
In January 2009, the EU reacted to the crises by resuming payment of subsidies to exporters of cheese, skimmed milk powder and butter. Such subsidies — widely considered as harmful to farmers in poorer countries, where markets have been flooded by European produce — had been suspended in 2007.
According to Paul Goodison from the European Research Office, a watchdog on trade relations, the European Union is "very keen to get any market opening" it can abroad in a bid to compensate for the troubles facing European milk farmers at home.
"This is blatantly unfair competition," said Goodison. "It is a warning to any developing country. The EU makes its own rules when it is making trade agreements".
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Stanton Warriors – UKF Podcast #71
Stanton Warriors have been busy of late. If you follow them on twitter, facebook or instagram you would have seen their recent travels, tales and 'StantonWarriors' tattoos (emblazoned over their fans bodies) from their Rebel Bass tour and album release of the same name (and it's an excellent album too!).
The pair have been invited to do the UKF Podcast and they have not held back. This is an hour chock full of bass, breaks and beats, and obviously a few Rebel Bass tracks thrown in for good measure.
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It's bad. But it's not hopeless.
Look, climate change really is very bad, and most of us aren't actually taking it seriously enough.
Reputable climate change experts agree that we have created huge problems and that we need to understand them better, take them more seriously, and act accordingly. There is, already—and in ways that are already being tracked—both too much water in some places and not enough in others. Our weather patterns are already altering in ways that cause both excessively low and excessively high temperatures, often bouncing wildly between the two. We are already well on our way to running out of places to access our old-school fuel sources and means by which to access them without causing increasingly ill effects on people and systems both nearby and far away, and we are dragging our heels on preventative measures and on consistent and focused participation in new types of energy generation and consumption.
It is. In fact, most reputable experts are saying something that could loosely be translated as: "It's bad. It's definitely bad. But we can still do something about it. We can't fix everything, but it's not as bad yet as it will be if we don't get on top of the things we can still change. Like...now."
There is disagreement among reasonable, reputable people about exact time frames and the outer ends of the range of possibilities, both good and bad. (Not as much as climate change deniers would have you think, but it's there.) Reputable climate change experts agree that we should be worried and that we should take action. But nightmare scenarios of full-on climate apocalypse are *not* what reputable experts agree we should be worried about. And this is not just because they don't *want* to believe it: It's because the tools that allow them to measure, study, replicate, and project possibilities that are likely given the actual data they're based on do not yet give that support. It's also because they still believe—based on data and careful observation—that there are things that can be done to mitigate some of the damage already done, which would further decrease the likelihood of those nightmare scenarios coming true at any point that we can reasonably project ourselves into.
Given this, it's no surprise that many climate change scientists, other sorts of researchers, and reporters are saying that the New York Magazine article that has everyone losing their minds—
is exaggerated in a way that makes it bad science. I don't like bad science when it says we should ignore climate change. And I don't like bad science when it basically says we should freak the hell out right now. But I don't think that's the issue with the piece in question.
That author (you know where to look it up, it's got his name on it, and I'm not feeling like rewarding bad behavior today) writes that "in between scientific reticence and science fiction is science itself." That's true, and it suggests to the reader that what he's going to offer is some of that "science itself." But what he presents is not science itself. It is *heavily* speculative, presented in the language of fear-driven imaginings, and becomes vague in just the places where science would require more citation and more context (rather than declining to quote the experts you interviewed at length).
The author is still inserting science fiction into a conversation that needs (and actually has) more realistic grounding. He and others who focus on the very-very-worst-case scenarios and the possibility of incredibly imminent apocalyptic-scale climate change believe (among other things) that it's necessary to go for the doomsday scenario to get the point across in a way that will actually affect people. But in addition to the lack of actual scientific consensus on those doomsday-is-now scenarios, there's also an awful lot of scientific evidence to the effect that scaring the shit out of people doesn't work well for effects beyond denial, hopelessness, and paralysis.
That last one is, I think, particularly dangerous here. This climate change stuff is bad but there are still things we can do.
Those things may not include total reversal of all ill effects—that also seems to be science fiction at this stage. But doing nothing is GUARANTEED to make a bad situation worse, whether you do nothing because you think (incorrectly) that there's nothing wrong or because you think (incorrectly) that all hope is already lost.
The other problem I see here is that there has been a lot of science focused on how fear spurs people into the wrong kind of action: panicked, not well thought out, often unhelpful. All of which is counterproductive here.
So, whether based on an understanding of how climate change is actually happening and at what rate, or on an understanding of how human brains process fear, or on careful observation of actual human behavior (climate-change related and beyond), don't let the imminent doomsday faction have you out here like:
There are things we can do. Large and small. All kinds of things we can do. And, if it helps you, reading fiction that helps you think about the real world—can and should be a part of that. But remember that much of this inconvenient truth is already out there:


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We are in the midst of a big 'ol clean up here, migrating a bunch of listings from years gone by and taking in these beauties one more time (Look out for an improved site coming soon). In the process we need to check addresses and sometimes we just wish we hadn't. For while some homes we assumed were goners at time of sale remain standing and are even being cared for (hooray!) others are dust. Irreplaceable, wonderful, architectural gems – they now only live here with us. Behold just a couple of damned examples lost to ignorance and avarice. If anyone has a loss dear to their heart (with the images to back it up) drop us a line, we'll add it to the list to look upon what we as a community have wrought and further strengthen our resolve to stem this insanity.
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FX's new series "Snowfall," about the rise of crack as an American epidemic, will be the ATX Television festival's opening night screening, followed by a panel discussion with producers and stars of the show, it was announced Thursday.
The festival announced all sorts of additional panels and programming for year six of the festival, which will take place June 8 to 11 in Austin. This just in: There is a lot of TV out there.
In addition, FX's Emmy nominated series "The Americans" will hold a panel with co-showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields. FX will also screen an all-new episode from the third installment of their critically acclaimed, Emmy-winning series "Fargo," followed by a conversation with creator/executive producer and Austin resident Noah Hawley.
ATX will hold their first-ever Network Presidents panel, featuring NBC Entertainment pres Jennifer Salke, Hulu head of content Craig Erwich, HBO programming president Casey Bloys and FX president of original programming Nick Grad,. They are slated to discuss topics such as the mounting pressures of defining their brands while maintaining and growing their audiences, changing distribution models and creating more diverse content.
AMC will début a new episode of the hit series "Fear the Walking Dead," followed by a Q&A with executive producers and cast. The network will also screen the season one finale of their upcoming series "The Son," based on the acclaimed novel by Philipp Meyer, with attending cast and creatives to be announced at a later date.
HBO's critically-acclaimed series "The Leftovers" will hold a panel with executive producers Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta, and Mimi Leder following the series finale which airs June 4,
In addition, former Austinite Mark Duplass will join ATX for a Q&A and sneak peek screening of his new HBO comedy "Room 104," which he created and executive produces with his brother Jay Duplass.
"Girls" will also celebrate its final season with a panel featuring HBO vice president of HBO programming Kathleen McCaffrey casting director Jennifer Euston; and cast members Alex Karpovsky and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
USA will screen their comedy "Playing House" for the first time at ATX, with creators, executive producers, writers and stars Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham.
FOX will screen an episode of their hit comedy "The Mick," followed by a Q&A with cast and producers .
Also look for a chat about Freeform's hit "Pretty Little Liars" and upcoming series "Famous In Love." Freeform will also première their new series "The Bold Type," followed by a Q&A with executive producer Sarah Watson and co-executive producer Holly Whidden.
MTV will host a panel on the History of MTV Reality Series. Look for MTV executive vice president and Head of Unscripted and Reality Programming, Nina Diaz, "Real World"/"Road Rules" executive producer Jon Murray, "Jersey Shore" executive producer Sally Ann Salsano, "Teen Mom" executive producer Morgan J. Freeman and "The Hills" executive producer Adam DiVello ().
AT&T's AUDIENCE Network will première their new original fall comedy series "Loudermilk," followed by a Q&A with creator/executive producer Peter Farrelly, writer Bobby Mort, and cast members Ron Livingston and Will Sasso.
TruTV will join ATX for the first time, to première its upcoming scripted comedy series "I'm Sorry," followed by a Q&A with creator, executive producer and star Andrea Savage, who will be joined by co-star Tom Everett Scott, executive producer Jessica Elbaum, and showrunner Joey Slamon.
ABC's "October Road" will reunite to celebrate the show's 10-year anniversary, with creators Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg, along with cast Odette Annable, Geoff Stults, Rebecca Field, Lindy Booth, Jay Paulson and Evan Jones.
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Yesterday, we were putting down media reports on a study that purports that dolphins are not intelligent despite behavioral studies and big brains. Today, NYTimes has a much better article arguing that manatees, despite their small brains, are more intelligent than previously thought.
It is a longish article but well worth reading. The idea is that manatees don't have too small brains, but overlarge bodies, and, since they are herbivores with no prey or predators, they do not need to reserve vast portions of their brains for tackling hunting and defense.
Brain size has been linked by some biologists with the elaborateness of the survival strategies an animal must develop to find food and avoid predators. Manatees have the lowest brain-to-body ratio of any mammal. But, as Dr. Reep noted, they are aquatic herbivores, subsisting on sea grass and other vegetation, with no need to catch prey. And with the exception of powerboats piloted by speed-happy Floridians, which kill about 80 manatees a year and maim dozens more, they have no predators:
"Manatees don't eat anybody, and they're not eaten by anybody," Dr. Reep said.
But he also suspects that rather than the manatee's brain being unusually small for its body, the situation may be the other way around: that its body, for sound evolutionary reasons, has grown unusually large in proportion to its brain.
A large body makes it easier to keep warm in the water -- essential for a mammal, like the manatee, with a glacially slow metabolism. It also provides room for the large digestive system necessary to process giant quantities of low-protein, low-calorie food.
Manatees have a relatively thick cerebrum, with multiple layers that may, Dr. Reep suspects, indicate complexity despite a lack of folding.
In any case, he said, brain convolution "doesn't seem to be correlated with the capacity to do things."
More to the point, intelligence -- in animals or in humans -- is hard to define, much less compare between species, Dr. Reep said. Is the intelligence of a gifted concert pianist the same as that of a math whiz? Is a lion's cunning the same as the cleverness of a Norwegian rat?
The manatee is good at what it needs to be good at.
The rest of the article focuses on manatees' sensory capabilities, especially the somatosensory system. Manatees have vibrissae (long hairs, usually seen only around the faces of animals like cats and dogs), which are thought to be involved in the sense of touch, spread all over the body. The article incorrectly states that the only other mammal with vibrissae all over the body is rock hyrax. There is another one, though, which is much better studied in this regard - the naked mole-rat.
Also, the article states that manatee is unique among mammals in the ability to hear infrasound. That is also wrong - a lot of mammals, especially large mammals are capable of hearing infrasound. The best studied are elephants and whales, but it was also described in giraffes (von Muggenthaler, E., Baes, C., Hill, D., Fulk, R., Lee, A., (1999) Infrasound and low frequency vocalizations from the giraffe; Helmholtz resonance in biology, invited to the Sept. 2001 AZA conference, presented at the regional Acoust. Soc. Am. conference 2001.) and rhinos, while the infrasound vocalizations were made from okapis, tigers, horses and cows, as well as in some non-mammalian vertebrates, including crocodiles and perhaps some birds.
So, in light of our discussion yesterday, what do you think?
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And with the exception of powerboats piloted by speed-happy Floridians, which kill about 80 manatees a year and maim dozens more, they have no predators: "Manatees don't eat anybody, and they're not eaten by anybody," Dr. Reep said.
Say again? Hunting is probably the biggest threat to manatees in the Amazon and the Atlantic.
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Actually, this time I'm skeptical. In particular, I'm skeptical of the idea that the lack of prey and predators makes thinking more efficient; after all, a lot of our intelligence seems to be intricately related to hunting, so without hunting we'd have to devote the same amount of brain matter to it.
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It was a nice article about manatees, but it didn't describe anything I'd call intelligent behavior.
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>a lot of our intelligence seems to be intractely related to hunting, so without hunting we'd have to devote the same amount of brainmatter to it<
what does this say about civilizations that were vegetarian?
intelligence comes in all different forms....i believe we measure it mainly by standards that fit academic potential.....those who are not 'balanced' in all areas, for instance, show extreme or genius levels in one area but lag in others have their overall quota reduced.
at any rate, if we are applying 'human standards of intelligence' to animals, are we not being rather anthropocentric? i'm sure there's plenty of creatures who , in their own terms, think humans are pretty dumb and screwed up.
manatees certainly seem to be a creature of love, which in itself supercedes what we deem intelligence and the average human seems at kindergarden level in.
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2GB radio host Ben Fordham has opened up about living with epilepsy.
The former A Current Affair reporter was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of seven and described to the Nine Network the fear he felt.
"It was the fear of the unknown more than anything, and it scared the living daylights out of me," Fordham told A Current Affair.
"As a seven-year-old, I just knew I was really scared and I didn't know what was happening to me."
He compared his epileptic episodes to standing on top of a rapidly ascending escalator with a feeling of impending doom, and said he couldn't do his radio and TV jobs if his epilepsy were not as well controlled as it is.
"I wouldn't be able to do that, which is a real worry," Fordham said.
"I don't think you can sit in a studio environment like that, live on air, interviewing politicians, or doing whatever you're doing, if I had a bad case of epilepsy and was having serious seizures."
An ambassador for Epilepsy Australia, Fordham went public friend Wally Lewis went public with the same condition.
People are still reluctant to talk about the illness, he said.
"I'm 38 and the only people with a public profile who I've heard in my life with epilepsy are Wally Lewis and Buddy Franklin," Fordham said.
He said he knows of politicians and other public figures who have told them they have it, but declined to speak about it publicly on his programs.


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Mark Lamos
Mark Lamos
|March 10, 1946
Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S.
|Director, producer, actor
|Jerry Jones
Mark Lamos (born March 10, 1946) is an American theatre and opera director, producer and actor. Under his direction, Hartford Stage won the 1989 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and he has been nominated for two other Tonys. He is now Artistic Director of the Westport Country Playhouse.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Melrose Park, Illinois,[1] Lamos studied violin and ballet at an early age, and participated in high school theater productions at Proviso East High School, Maywood, IL, from which he graduated in 1964. He attended Northwestern University on a music scholarship.[2]
He began his theatrical career as an actor at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. His early Broadway appearances all were in short-lived productions: The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks and The Creation of the World and Other Business in 1972, Cyrano in 1973, and a revival of Man and Superman in 1978. He also appeared in the 1990 film Longtime Companion.[1][3]
He was appointed the artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse, effective in February 2009.[4][5]
Directing credits: Westport Country Playhouse: Harbor; Into the Woods; Twelfth Night; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Happy Days; She Loves Me; The Breath of Life; That Championship Season; Of Mice and Men. New York credits: The Rivals, Big Bill, Seascape, Cymbeline, Measure for Measure (Lortel Award), all for Lincoln Center Theater; The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm; The Deep Blue Sea; Our Country's Good (Tony Award nomination). Off-Broadway: The End of the Day (Playwrights Horizons);Thief River (Signature Theatre Company); Love's Fire (Public Theater, Acting Company); As You Like It (Public Theater, Central Park); Indian Blood, Buffalo Gal, Black Tie and Harbor (Primary Stages). Artistic Director, Hartford Stage (1989 Tony Award for theater's body of work). Other theater: The Kennedy Center; Washington's Ford's Theatre; Canada's Stratford Festival; Guthrie Theater; A.C.T.; Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Yale Repertory Theatre; D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; San Diego's Old Globe; Moscow's Pushkin Theatre (first American to direct in former Soviet Union). Opera: I Lombardi, Wozzeck, (both televised for Great Performances); The Great Gatsby (world premiere) and Adriana Lecouvreur at the Metropolitan Opera; many productions for New York City Opera, including televised productions of Paul Bunyan, Tosca, Central Park and Madama Butterfly (Emmy Award). Glimmerglass Opera; Gothenburg's Stora Teatern; L'Opéra de Montréal; Chicago Lyric; San Francisco Opera; Norway's Bergen National Opera; and opera companies of Santa Fe, St. Louis, Washington, Dallas, Seattle.
Lamos began his career in the theater as an actor on and off-Broadway and in regional theater. He made his film debut in Longtime Companion. He was awarded the Connecticut Medal for the Arts as well as honorary doctorates from Connecticut College, University of Hartford, and Trinity College (Connecticut).
Lamos was awarded the 2007 Beinecke Fellow, Yale University, the Stanford Chair at University of Miami in Coral Cables,[2] has lectured at Yale and was a visiting adjunct professor in the Department of Theater at the University of Michigan.[6]
Lamos is openly gay. His partner since 1979 is Jerry Jones.[7]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 1991 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play - Our Country's Good, nominee
- 1991 Tony Award for Best Play - Our Country's Good, nominee
- 1989 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre - The Hartford Stage Company, winner
- 1989 Connecticut Medal for the Arts
- ^ a b Mark Lamos biography filmreference.com, retrieved January 25, 2010
- ^ a b Stanford Distinguished Professors University of Miami, retrieved January 25, 2010 Archived June 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Mark Lamos Broadway credits ibdb.com, retrieved January 25, 2010
- ^ Gates, Anita.For a Veteran Thespian, a Welcome Return to Regional TheaterThe New York Times, April 2, 2009
- ^ News Release[permanent dead link] westportplayhouse.com, January 5, 2009
- ^ Mark Lamos biography westportplayhouse.org, retrieved January 25, 2010
- ^ Provenzano, Jim (June 6, 2000). "Regal eagles". The Advocate. p. 71.
External links[edit]
- American theatre directors
- American opera directors
- American male stage actors
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- Male actors from Chicago
- Northwestern University School of Communication alumni
- 1946 births
- Living people
- LGBT entertainers from the United States
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Can't let Jon-and-Kate-mania get past me without firing off a parody to good ol' HUSTLER magazine, eh? Looks like this ones a four pager and hopefully it will be done in the next week or so.
Big week ahead at the radio station, what with the Red River Valley fair and it's numerous, toothless, carnies in town…got to ride a few throw-up rides today for media day. It was a blast! Plus MOONDANCE JAM is right around the corner. That should be a hoot this year as well.
Oh, by the way, you've gotta see EVIL BONG 2: KING BONG on dvd! It just came out this last week from Full Moon Features and it's a freakin' riot. I thought it was better than the first one. The pacing is a lot stronger. Although we start out with roughly the first 20 minutes of the movie taking place in Larnell's apartment, the writing is more competent and a lot funnier this time out. Between Brett (Brian Lloyd) showing up in that fat suit and Larnell's chronic erection and dry humping there's quite a few laughs to be had. It REALLY takes off once it moves to the jungle. Grandpa's constant verbal abuse is a riot, lots of pot smoking, and HOLY MAN, those Poontang tribe girls are hot! Plus Rabbit, the UPS delivery guy is great!
Plenty of EeeBee and they gave her much better dialogue to say this time out; I liked that her mouth moved a bit more. Plus once King Bong arrives on the scene their interaction is pretty crude, non-PC, and hilarious. (Oh, man! There is a raunchy song/rant from King Bong during the closing credits you've got to hear!) Less of a horror angle this time out. I have to say though, even being a horror fan, I'll probably have more repeat viewings of this one than the first, sort of the same way I feel about Gingerdead Man 2. I was REALLY pleased with King Bong!


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Gentlemen Drivers – "Valdor" Music Video
I'm not soooo certain what's going on in the intro to this video, but the rest of it somehow combines Thanksgiving and make out sessions with creeptastic puppetry ala Muppets-meets-David Cronenberg. This weirdness kind of speaks for itself… (queue epileptic fit).
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Some time ago I wrote a post about my gaming history. Video games have been a big part of my life and have brought me hours of enjoyment over many years. This week a few uncanny occurrences caused me to rethink what gaming means to me today. So what happened, you ask. Well…
Firstly, I came out of a post natal depression funk (the reasons I haven't posed here for some months) and realised the thing I wanted to do most was play games. I'd been advised to 'remember what I liked doing' and 'do it' again. Depression has a way of sapping all your desire to do anything aside for feel tired and shitty, but somehow I scrapped together enough gusto to go out and buy a game I'd heard a lot about – Journey.
Secondly, I got a response back from a reputable game development company in Mexico (my most favourite place), after I'd offered my creative writing services. They were keen to have me collaborate on a game they were currently developing in Spanish with an aim to translate and localise for English speaking countries. Holy Guacamole!
Finally, a film producer friend contacted me and revealed he was making a documentary about women in games (players, developers, designers etc). After some discussion he suggested that I be the 'backbone' of the story – using my gaming history, career choice and recent dabbling in games writing as the core content. Exciting!
So, here I am again, reflecting on the role of gaming in my life. I thought I'd try and list the games I remember playing, despite knowing many have been lost to the foggy mire of my terrible memory. Anyway, here goes (in no particular order and not listing versions):
|Mario Brothers
|Golden Axe
|Snack Rattle n Roll
|Mortal Kombat
|Yoshi's Island
|F-18 Interceptor
|Donkey Kong
|Indiana Jones
|Ghouls n Ghosts
|Loaded / Reloaded
|Bubble Bobble
|Time Crisis
|Need for Speed
|Super Frog
|Buck Hunter
|Kings Quest
|Duck Hunt
|Crash Bandicoot
|Quest for Glory
|Silent Hill
|Space Quest
|Assassin's Creed
|Heroes' Quest
|Giana Sisters
|Point Blank
|Road Rash
|Star Wars
|Kick Off
|Street Fighter
|Splinter Cell
|Marble Madness
|Space Invaders
|Call of Cthulhu
|Destroy All Humans
|Call of Duty
|Legend of Kyrandia
|Red Dead Redemption
|Elder Scrolls
|The Matrix
|Curse of Enchantica
|God Of War
|Prince of Persia
|Heavy Rain
|Double Dragon
|Altered Beast
|Starsky and Hutch
|Square Heroes
|Time Splitters
I know there are plenty more I have just forgotten about but still it was fun recalling those who have stuck with me. I highlighted some my favourites in each category. As you can see, my preferred platform is console but I'm planning on hitting the PC again since there is just so much awesomeness on Steam (I'm thinking Limbo next).
I hope this post has stirred up your gaming memories 🙂 Let me know if you think I've missed any epics.


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I plan for this website to focus more on alternative medicines and overall wellness; this will include Chinese as well as more "Western" complementary medicines. So, let's talk about the very popular home remedies involving urinary tract issues. Many women with bladder infections ("cystitis", UTIs) use cranberry juice, and many men swear that saw palmetto works for their enlarged prostate symptoms. Do they actually work?
The Data, Please
One of my favorite websites to review natural medicines is the U.S. National Institute of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. They have excellent, readable reviews of many herbs and therapies, as well as good referencing of relevant studies. They have one page dedicated to bladder infections and commonly used cranberry, as well as saw palmetto's effectiveness in the male-centered problem of enlarged prostate.
The best studies to date show that regular intake of cranberry juice does have some effect on decreasing the recurrence of bladder infections in women that get them often, but a 2009 review by the Cochrane group found no great evidence that it helps decrease an acute infection. It's possible that it does; it just didn't find enough high-quality studies to prove either side.
As for saw palmetto helping men with prostate symptoms, Cochrane and other reviews do show some improvement in men's symptoms, and the medicine is considered safe as well. But the overall endorsement still recommends further studies.
Bottom Line?
I think cranberry juice does little harm, and women who suffer from frequent bladder infections may benefit from a daily intake of cranberry after discussing with their doctor. As for men, I think there's enough data to support saw palmetto as a safe alternative for those with minor symptoms, again as long as they've discussed it with their doctor and ruled out more serious causes of their symptoms.
Other Websites?
There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding alternative medicines, and it's crucial to stick to the most honest sources. Besides the links above, another of my favorite websites for evidence-based natural medicine is the Natural Medicines Database. They have one page dedicated to bladder infections and another for prostate problems.
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- Picked up a roasted turkey breast from the deli and shredded it. Easy!
- When you put it all together it seems like there isn't enough liquid to cook the pasta. It won't be fully submerged. Every once in a while take the lid off and press the noodles down. The noodles will cook, promise!
- Sliced green olives are a nice add-in.
- I topped this batch with scallions.
Turkey Tetrazzini
1 medium onion, chopped
8 oz sliced button mushrooms
2 cups shredded turkey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
8 ounces uncooked spaghetti noodles broken in half
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
scallions and olives (optional)
In a dutch oven saute the onions and mushrooms in a bit of EVOO over medium heat until tender, turn off heat. Stir in the shredded turkey. Set broken spaghetti noodles on top of the turkey mixture. In a separate bowl combine the salt, pepper, broth, and cream of chicken soup. Pour soup mixture over the noodles. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top. Cover and cook slowly over low heat for approximately 35 minutes. Do not stir until done. Top with scallions and/or sliced olives and more parm!


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Promoter: Kemin Industries South Asia
Project: Plans a satellite labs
Location: Andhra Pradesh
Project Details: These labs will be used for testing animal feed. The project is in initial stage. According to media reports, these labs would be connected to the laboratory set up at Chennai with an investment of Rs. 40 million. These labs would help aqua farmers to identify the problems in the shrimp ponds and provide them with necessary solutions.


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10:00-12:00 Two zazen periods and. dharma talk by Myoshin Kate McCandless: The Practice of Joy
Potluck at noon. Please bring a vegetarian/vegan dish to share. Everyone welcome!
1:00-4:00 (less time the more people stay to help)
O-soji: In Japan, the custom is to wipe the karmic slate clean before New Year's Day, by paying your debts, cleaning your house, and letting go of accumulated resentments. In this spirit, let's give the zendo a deep cleaning before the year ends.


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India is second most populated country after China. It might be the world largest democratic country, with amazing Indians around the world known for power, fame and money or intellect. But ,what about Sports, why are we lagging in this sector?
It is not we do not have players or champions to play and represent our country India at International level but due to a lack of proper coaching, facilities and support they cannot reach on top.
Why we have few Saina Nehwal, Sachin Tendulker, Sushil Kumar, Sania Mirza ? Yes there is a new concept sprawling in India which is 'Grassroot Sports' this concept sports federations, commercial players, hoc projects and individuals are organizing sports activities targeting the public for increasingly diverse sports sector.
The Grassroot Sports program includes training kids right from the beginning in the sports that interests them, and that too under the complete guidance of certified professional coaches deployed at school. The solid foundation is laid at primary school, when PE lessons are equipped with complete sports equipment kit that empowers each student to show his best and skill him/herself.
GSI (Garg Sports International) is associated with many such institutions, organizations that works in this sector. GSI supplies best of the best sports equipment like Plastic indoor cricket set, Juggling scarves, Juggling balls,Kids parachute, Training cones,Training hurdles,Spot markers Etc.


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It is a small place and when you enter, you cannot miss the original pizza they display. Imagine that: Mac & Cheese, Chicken Alfredo, Freedom fries (you mean FRENCH fries?) with gravy or buffalo chicken pizza!
Of course, they also have regular pizza: white pie, margarita...We decided to try their Sicilian.
We also tried one of their subs. As it was the first time we tried theirs, we picked the Imposto's special sub.
This was not great and if they cannot make good standard food, I do not see how the original pizza they offer can be good. Disappointing!
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The set list of tonight's show spoke volumes about how Black Star Riders have developed over the last few years. The fact that it only contained one Thin Lizzy number shows that BSR have now thrown off the 'band formally … Continue reading
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Gig review: GUN – Barrowlands, Glasgow, 18 December 2015
The last Friday before Christmas is traditionally party night in Glasgow and what better night out than in the company of two of Scotland's finest bands namely Gun and King King. It was good to see a healthy audience in … Continue reading
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Gig review: GUN – The Borderline, London, 1 October 2015
After a faltering, low key reunion when the Gizzi brothers, Dante and Jools, assembled a new line up in about 2008, Gun's second coming is finally gaining momentum. After a successful Spring tour and well received new album 'Frantic', the … Continue reading
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Gig review: GUN – Camden Underworld, London, 24 March 2015
Despite being chart regulars for most of the nineties, Gun are one of those bands time seems to have forgotten. However since reforming in 2008, albeit with a much changed line up, they not only continue to tour but record … Continue reading
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Gig review: GUN – Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, 10 March 2015
Tonight was the first show of a short showcase tour for Gun's new album 'Frantic' which is set for release on the 23rd March, a review of which can be found elsewhere on GRTR! The show was a Planet Rock … Continue reading
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Album review: GUN – Frantic
Morsecode Records [Release date – 23.03.15] Gun have been serving up their brand of pop tinged rock for the last twenty odd years and since their reformation in 2012 the guys have proved that there is still life in the … Continue reading
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Gig review: PLANET ROCKSTOCK – Porthcawl, 5 December 2014 (Day 1: California Breed, Joanne Shaw Taylor)
Planet Rockstock is one of a number of festivals springing up all over the country during off seasons in the holiday parks and I think it is safe to say that these will continue to grow in the future. Porthcawl … Continue reading
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Crump Park and RF&P Park, 3400 Mountain Road in Glen Allen. The park has a picnic areas, a playground, hiking trails, wetlands and fishing pond. RF&P Park has tennis courts, softball baseball and football fields and historical information and displays on the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (R.F.& P.) train line.
Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park: restored 1860 living historical 150-acre farm; includes farmhouse, farm outbuildings, animals and an orientation center. Special events happen year-round. In April, the Museum offers "Sheep to Shawl.' Late Spring brings the Civil War Encampment and Battle Reenactment. July 4th is always known for the Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration. In early September Civil War Days are planned. October hosts the Harvest Festival, a Celebration of Rural Life and December is known for its Yuletide festivities.
Info: Hours, Visitors center, Tuesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Farmhouse open Saturday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Last tour, 3:30 p.m. Grounds open dawn to dusk daily. Cost, free. Call: 501-5736.


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El Diario
"El Diario" is in calle Huertas, the main street of Madrid's "Barrio de Las Letras", which is where Spanish world-famous writers such as Miguel De Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Francisco de Quevedo or Luis de Góngora used to live, centuries ago.
This inn was inaugurated in 1879, and is today a place to enjoy our genuine Spanish cuisine, full of flavour and eating sensations.
Boasting an authentic ambiance, it's open all day for snacks, dishes to share or the excellent daily menu.
It's also the ideal place for savouring tap beers, served by our top-class bartenders, masters in pulling a great beer!
Adquiere una de nuestras fantásticas experiencias relacionadas con este local.
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Open every day 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day! & Happy Lunar New Year! (2010)Posted by Kat at 11:39 PM
We were shopping around at Stater Brothers today because they have a Filet Mignon deal and I wanted some delicious steak! ^_^ I thought that it would be a sweet idea to buy our Mom and Aunt a flower or something for Valentine's Day to celebrate. As we were glancing at the selections that the Stater Brothers in Laguna Woods had, a lady who works there asked us if we wanted a free balloon. We were a bit caught off guard and were like, "ummmm yah sure." It was really sweet and surprising. We both took one and were elated. It was a bit unexpected but that really perked up our mood. This turned our Valentine's and New Year Day extra special. I will definitely shop here more often now. ^_^
They have a 3-day sale and today, Valentine's Day, is the last day. I decided to pick up some Cocktail Shrimps that were on sale. Fighting the crowds to eat out is too crazy. Ms. Lin and I decided to have a laid back day. Since I was there for some delicious Filet Mignon, why not pick up other goodies for the night. The shrimp was a bit bland, but luckily we have tons of lemons and cocktail sauce to spice it up! ^_^
I wish everyone A Happy Valentine's Day and A Happy New Year!


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This was an idea I had at the beginning of the Travel III contest when Threadless first announced it. I didn't know how it would look, I didn't know how I would color it, and I most certainly didn't know if it'd ever come to fruition. The only part of the idea I had was to draw the world's most hardcore backpacker...and all the equipment that he takes with him. This one definitely went through a lot of changes in the couple of days I took to draw it, but I'm pleased with the end result, and, luckily, I was able to finish it in time (with a week before deadline).
I haven't been drawing as frequently. I'm going to try to change that. Hope this one was worth the wait.
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The Shed in Wymondham has become a place where men, many of whom are older and facing loneliness and isolation, can get involved in practical activities and form friendships. Now the project, which was the vision of Barry Rooks, Pastor of Wymondham's Alive Church, is facing closure if critical funding is not found this week to keep it open.
For the past two years Alive Church has been renovating a disused and derelict building on Ayton Road to house The Shed. Last February the downstairs workshop opened for business with woodwork tools, a lathe for woodturning and the facility to do some metalwork.
Since then they have opened a media suite and are close to finishing the entire renovation, which will enable them to lease rooms out, generate funds and become more sustainable. However the lease is now up for renewal and the project faces a shortfall of £10,000.
Pastor Barry Rooks said: "We will find out hopefully tomorrow (Tuesday, January 22) about a couple of bids we put in. So we will have a better idea tomorrow or Wednesday. We do need to make the decision this week on the building and the lease so we definitely need an answer this week."
The threat of closure is a great disappointment to the growing group of men who have spent a huge amount of time renovating The Shed, who use the project and have formed friendships there.
As well as the bids, and a general appeal for help, Ian Walker, a member of Alive Church in Wymondham is challenging himself to cycle 500 miles between November and January to raise the much-needed funds for The Shed's survival.
If you are able to help the project in any way please contact Pastor Barry Rooks firstname.lastname@example.com or your can engage with the team on The Shed's Facebook page. You can support Ian Walker on his fundraising challenge for the Shed on JustGiving.
You can watch a video of Barry and his team talking about The Shed's closure on The EDP's website.
The Shed, Ayton Road, Wymondham, NR18 0QH
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text: New Heart Foursquare Church has a desire to minister to each individual as a whole person and to each family in our church in the same manner. We believe that every individual has his or her own unique set of talents, needs, and desires. Our staff strives to be personable with everyone and to design all of our ministries with the individual and the family in mind. We welcome you to take a look at our ministries and decide which ones are right for you!


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As I walked into the grocery store to pick up a last minute item, I saw a display of fresh flowers for sale.
Stopping to admire the colorful blooms, I found many varieties producing a delightful visual fanfare.
Everywhere I turn, God's creations tell of His greatness!
What a wildly wonderful world, God!
You made it all, with Wisdom at your side,
made earth overflow with your wonderful creations.
—Psalm 104:24, The Message
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Deena's Poems
Life Can Close Just like a Door
Life can close just like a door,
Hiding memories
not seen anymore.
Open the door,
Breathe in, breathe out,
That's what life should be about.
Taking time to smell the flowers;
With no clock,
no watch,
To count the hours
Of days past,
Of mornings gone
Of nights that left
Bright lights on.
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Suspension and expulsion
Suspension and expulsion from school are strategies schools can use within the context of schools' student wellbeing and discipline policies.
Suspension is not intended as a punishment. Suspension allows time for school staff to plan and/or review learning and behaviour supports to assist a student engage positively with school and learning.
In some cases, suspension from school allows the school and government school system time to put measures in place to ensure the safety of students and staff.
Schools and the government school system work with parents, the student and specialist staff or other agencies, where appropriate, to assist a suspended student re-join the school community as quickly as possible.
Detailed information is available in the Suspension and expulsion of school students – procedures (PDF 1734.18KB)
Recording and reporting suspension and expulsion data
Schools are required to record suspensions/expulsions as soon as they occur in either the department's Enrolment Registration Number System (ERN), for non Learning Management and Business Reform (LMBR) schools, or ebs:central, for LMBR schools. Schools using third party systems must enter data into ERN or ebs:central.
Non LMBR schools can refer to the ERN quick reference guide – student suspension (PDF 4391.84KB) for details on using the ERN suspension module. For these schools, expulsions are recorded via the enrolment registration component of ERN, since expulsion from school involves a change in the student's registration status.
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Yes, the Pope Has a Dress Code That Even Presidents and Royals Must Follow
Suppose you're meeting the Pope. What do you wear? It's a critical question governed by millennia of tradition. While the Vatican has recently loosened its rules about casual clothing, the current First Lady and Ivanka chose to abide by the traditional guidelines. At one time, what you wore depended both on your own faith and on the forum of your visit. For instance, while a black lace veil was considered traditional for most during a visit to the Vatican, Catholic queens wore white lace. As expectations started to waver, some simply chose to veto the veil and sport an all-black outfit. And when meeting the Pope at the White House or the airport—or pretty much any other place in the world—black (or white) has never been necessary. Here is a visual history of all the presidents and royals who have dressed for their visit with the pontif.
Ivanka Trump
At the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, 2017, wearing a traditional black lace veil
Melania Trump
Meeting with Pope Francis in customary Vatican apparel
First Lady and President Trump
Visiting the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, 2017
Queen Silvia of Sweden
Shaking Pope Francis's hand at the Vatican, 2016
Princess Charlene of Monaco
The Catholic royal met Pope Francis in Vatican City in 2016
Angelina Jolie
With Pope Francis at the Vatican, 2015
Barack and Michelle Obama
Waving to the crowd with Pope Francis from the White House, 2015
Michelle & Barack Obama
Meeting a very young Pope during the White House Halloween celebration, 2015
Princess Madeleine of Sweden
Meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, 2015
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican, 2015
Queen Sofia of Spain
Attending mass at the Vatican, 2014
King Abduhhah II and Queen Rania of Jordan
With Pope Francis at the Vatican, 2013
Barack & Michelle Obama
With Pope Benedict XVI, 2009
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Meeting Pope Benedict XVI, 2009
Duchess Camilla & Prince Charles
With Pope Benedict XVI, 2009. On the duo's next visit in 2017, Prince Charles gave the Pope a thoughtful gift.
Laura Bush
Accompanying George W. Bush on his visit with Pope Benedict XVI, 2007
George W. Bush & Laura Bush
With Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, 2004
Bill & Hilary Clinton
With Pope John Paul II at Newark, New Jersey, 1995
George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush
With Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, 1991
Ronald & Nancy Reagan
Meeting Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, 1982
Jimmy Carter & Family
With Pope John Paul II at the White House, 1979
Princess Diana & Prince Charles
With Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, 1985
Queen Elizabeth
At the Vatican, 1980
Jackie Kennedy
With Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, 1966
Princess Grace
Meeting the Pope at the Vatican, 1959
This story originally appeared on Townandcountrymag.com.
* Minor edits have been made by the Townandcountry.ph editors.


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So far, I'm liking the three checking accounts for Bills, Everyday Expenses, and Discretionary. But then I realized there is a lot to cover under Discretionary.
It's one thing to see a $200 balance for Discretionary spending. But how much can we spend on a dinner out, and not go into money we'll need next month for the anti-allergen heater filters and a new carton of bubble mailers?
So I made up a budget within a budget, kind of a virtual envelope method for just that account. I have 17 categories and a slush fund, for everything from postage to cosmetics, to clothes, to batteries. When I make a deposit, each category gets a certain percentage. That way if our extra income isn't as high as I'd figured, all areas are hit equally. If more comes in than expected, all areas get a little boost.
It might sound cumbersome, but it's already giving me a better picture of what we can and can't afford.
A $5.99 CD sounds hardly worth worrying about, in relation to an overall monthly budget of $2500. It sounds somewhat less affordable in relation to a Discretionary fund of $200. It's obviously out of the question when the uncategorized Slush Fund has a balance of $3.21. Mailing a package Priority for $5.05 doesn't sound so bad, but Media Mail is obviously the way to go if there's only $2.50 in the Postage category.
Sounds overly detailed, I'm sure! But a penny saved is a penny earned; and tall oaks from tiny acorns grow. Hopefully this will help keep me from overspending and getting back into debt in the future.
I tried to do this in a spread sheet, but it was awkward because it doesn't all fit on one screen. I found these nice budget forms online, and now I'm using a Form 3 for each category.
Budget within a budget; link to nice forms
So far, I'm liking the three checking accounts for Bills, Everyday Expenses, and Discretionary. But then I realized there is a lot to cover under Discretionary.
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August 15th, 2006 at 07:15 amsounds interesting to me!
August 15th, 2006 at 07:21 amI like having fairly well defined categories in the budget. It sounds like this is working for you, and that's what counts!


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The latest addition to the line, introduced in 2008, was the T-Touch Expert. The remarkable timepiece is packed with eleven different functions: an altimeter, a thermometer, a barometer, a chronograph, a compass, two alarms, a date and time display, a perpetual calendar up to 2099, a countdown timer and backlighting. To activate the function you need, all you have to do is to press the crown and touch a tactile screen.
In 2009, Tissot is proud to unveil a new member of its highly-successful T-Touch family Sea-Touch, a diver-friendly model as suggested by the name. The timepiece is equipped with an updated movement - the ETA E48.301. It does not provide the altimeter and barometer functions as the previously developed T-Touch watches. Instead, the Sea-Touch incorporates a depth gauge capable of measuring three values important when you are diving: instant depth, dive duration and a variometer that keeps you aware of the speed of descent and resurfacing.
Overall, the functions provided by the new model are the following: hours, minutes, second time zone, alarm, perpetual date, chronograph, diving, logbook, compass, thermometer, and backlighting.
The dial of the Sea-Touch is characterized by supreme legibility. It is created in black, white or orange. It is shielded by anti-reflective, scratch-resistant tactile sapphire crystal.
The Tissot Sea-Touch watch is coupled with a stylish orange or black rubber strap, or a masculine steel bracelet fitted with a diving buckle.
Look through a fine range of stylish and fucntional Tissot T-Touch watches:


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V8 Vantage Front Lip
V8 Vantage Front Lip
This carbon fiber front lip is larger and more aggressive than the factory part it replaces. Compliments the installation of a rear diffuser and brings a balanced sporty look to the car.
Weave and finish options will be available when you add the product to your cart. Visit the FAQ section to help determine what weaves and finishes you would like to order.
Carbon fiber products are made to order unless clearly specified otherwise. Lead time is approximately six weeks from when the order is placed. Lead times can vary since manufacturing is done in batches. If you have a specific delivery date requirement please contact us before placing your order.
While we pride ourselves in the highest quality carbon fiber parts, in the end each one of our parts is hand made. This means that imperfections are unavoidable. Minor trimming of parts may be required for proper fitment. Professional installation is recommended.
Small holes will need to be drilled into the OEM rear bumper for installation of this part.


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Mini Pecan Sticky Buns
By á-46124
- Topping:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 cups finely chopped pecans
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Rolls:
- 1 pack store-bought bread dough (3 loaves per pack)
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
For the topping: In a pan, melt the butter and add the pecans, corn syrup and vanilla. Let the mixture bubble up for a minute, then remove from the heat. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the mixture into each cup of three 24-hole mini-muffin tins.
For the rolls: Roll out each piece of dough into a rectangle 6 inches wide and 24 inches long (should roll out very thin!). Pour a third of the melted butter on each piece, then sprinkle a third of the sugar and a third of the cinnamon evenly over each surface.
Starting at the far end of 1 piece, roll the dough into a long roll, rolling toward you. You'll end up with a 24-inch-long roll of dough. With a sharp knife, cut into very thin slices, about 1/4 inch thick. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
Lay the sliced rolls into the muffin tins on top of the pecan mixture, tucking the tails under and patting them firmly on top of the topping. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 13 minutes.
Turn out the rolls from the pans immediately. Invert carefully, so that the rolls turn out and the pecans stay stuck to the bottoms (which are now the tops!). If a little of the pecans stick in the tins, just dig them out with a spoon and reapply them to the rolls.


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Here are your Apple rumors and AAPL news items for today:
Trend-Setter: When Apple (AAPL) unveiled its 64-bit A7 processor in the iPhone 5s last year, some rival smartphone makers called it a gimmick, but now the mobile industry appears to be following Apple's lead, CNET notes. During a conference discussing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) quarterly results, TSM CEO Mark Liu said that "in the past six months we do see the…conversion to 64-bit [in processors] after the Apple [64-bit A7 processor] announcement." In the wake of Apple's surprise release of the 64-bit A7 chip, other mobile chip makers — including Qualcomm (QCOM) and MediaTek — scrambled to develop their own 64-bit processors. In February, Samsung said it was developing a 64-bit processor, conceding that there is a "real demand" for 64-bit chips. Liu noted that the surge in demand for 64-bit chips was driving orders for 28-nanometer and 20-nanometer TSM chips in 2014 and 2015. Recent rumors indicate that TSM — along with traditional Apple chip supply partner Samsung — will produce at least some of Apple's next-generation A8 chip, which is expected to appear in the upcoming iPhone 6 and new iPads later this year. Perhaps hinting at the launch of the A8 chip, another TSM executive noted that TSM was seeing "one of the largest mobilizations in semiconductor history," employing 4,600 engineers and 2,000 operators in two fabrication plants.
Forecast: On Thursday, one Wall Street bank predicted that Apple shares will soar later this year amid a flurry of new product launches and advised investors to buy Apple stock now, AppleInsider noted. Morgan Stanley (MS) has issued a strong recommendation to purchase Apple stock. MS has set a price target of $630 for Apple stock, which currently trades around $524 per share. MS analyst Katy Huberty estimates that Apple sold about 38 million iPhones during the March quarter. She expects Apple to posted earnings of $10.80 a share on quarterly revenue of $44.5 billion when it reports quarterly results next week. Huberty says that between 2010 and 2013, Apple boosted R&D spending by more than 30% a year. Historically, higher periods of R&D spending herald the launch of new products, including the iPod, iPhone and iPad. Huberty thinks that Apple is pouring at least some of that spending in to brand new product categories, possibly including its long-rumored smartwatch and a major new mobile payment system. Most analysts — including KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo — expect Apple to release its iWatch this fall. A growing number of analysts have speculated that Apple could leverage the fingerprint reader found on the iPhone 5s to provide security for a mobile payment system. Huberty also notes that institutional ownership of Apple shares has fallen to a five-year low.
Timing: It may take Angela Ahrendts longer than expected to joint Apple, the Guardian notes. The Burberry (BBRYF) CEO announced last October that she would leave the British apparel maker to take a position at the technology giant. Though Ahrendts will complete her six-month notice period this month, she will be eligible to collect bonuses worth £8m if she stays at Burberry until June. Burberry has not announced an official exit date for Ahrendts, which has provoked speculation that she may be "wrangling" with Burberry over the exact date. Burberry's Chief Creative Director Christopher Bailey has been tapped to succeed Ahrendts. One analyst noted that Burberry investors would be reassured to see Ahrendts stay on a little longer to oversee the transition. Burberry is also reportedly contemplating a major change to its Japanese business unit, which Ahrendts may wish to oversee.
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Just want to share the results of the eReader and gestural interaction project I had my Basic Interaction class (undergraduate HCI double majors) do for their final project. This was a six-week project with the following focus:
- Synthesize needs and opportunities from both potential product users and other sources.
- Discover the intersection between the needs observed by researchers and the needs people perceive in themselves in otder to find rich areas for product development.
- Design product interactions that support the emotional connections between the person the reader
- Explore the personal and social roles that ebook readers facilitate
- Communicate the value of the ebook reader through the visual, auditory, and narrative channels provided by a video sketch
Though the time line was short, I was pleased with the results. During the final, a user research specialist from Daedalus Excel showed up and was very impressed with the presentations and solutions.
I was really impressed with the quality of the video sketches. I had them read John Zimmerman's Video Sketches: Exploring Pervasive Computing Interaction Designs and showed them several examples. We talked about the advantages and disadvantages of different styles. But we did not go over tools, video techniques, or audio, which is typically done. Also, I told them that there was no right way to do this and that they should design their video sketch according to what they thought would be most effective given their skills and the time they had. The quality of the results were really impressive.
In particular, I enjoyed one group that used simple sketches and a child narrator to tell the story for an eReader for moms.
The students got to select an audience focus from a list of six options. Some of the groups overlapped. The documentation links are below, which contain links to their videos and final presentations.
Starburst Reader
Oracle Reader
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Published at Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 - 16:52:25 PM. Vanity. By Manon Faubert.
When you are selecting the sink color, make sure to match it with the color of the walls. Solid wood bathroom fixtures are not only durable, but they also look very elegant. You need to consider your budget when you are buying the bathroom sinks. Most expensive bathroom vanities would not guarantee its long life. So, be very wise when you are selecting the vanity of your choice.
They are made of different wood grains and finishes to match in with the other decor of the bathroom. Switching from a small vanity to a larger one is a big change in your bathroom. It can give you all the storage and extra counter space that you require in a vanity.
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