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Article Contents
- 1 Featured App
- 2 Games
- 2.3 Archangel
- 2.4 Bentley's Hackpack™
- 2.5 Hello Kitty Tap and Run
- 2.6 RoboCop™
- 2.7 Fractal Combat X (Premium)
- 2.8 Tank Riders 2
- 2.9 Naught 2
- 2.10 Bad Hotel
- 2.11 Magic Rampage
- 2.12 FRS Ski Cross
- 2.13 Galaxy Factions
- 2.14 GA9: Sultans of Rema
- 2.15 Small Fry
- 2.16 Myth Defense 2: DF
- 2.17 Title Bout Boxing 2013
- 2.18 Shuttle Scuttle
- 2.19 Demolition Duke
- 2.20 Devils
- 2.21 Ferris Mueller's Day Off
- 2.22 Rube Works: Rube Goldberg Game
- 2.23 Neon Beat
- 2.24 Strata
- 2.25 Magnetized
- 2.26 Faif
- 2.27 Need for Speed(TM) Network
- 3 WTF Game(s) Of The Week
- 4 Know A Worthy New App? Let Us Know!
Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.
Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.
Featured App
Race Illegal: High Speed 3D
Today's roundup is presented by Race Illegal: High Speed 3D from HeroCraft. HeroCraft's latest racer seems to take its inspiration from that arcade staple, Cruis'n USA. It's got the same exaggerated car designs, the same cartoony physics, and the same focus on speed above all else. But it's also deeper than your standard arcade racer, with tuning and customization, an online leaderboard, and even an integrated story mode.
The smell of freshly burnt rubber on tarmac, the feel of the soft leather in your hands, the sound of engines roaring and crowds cheering, open your eyes and experience racing in its purest form, get ready to take to the streets in Race Illegal. Finally the true street racing experience has arrived on your phone. Starting your career as a rookie; you need to earn respect out there before you can challenge the best, work your way through an intense and engaging storyline to prove yourself top dog.
Android Police coverage: [New Game] Square Enix Releases Final Fantasy VI On Android
Square is fast running out of classic RPGs to port over to Android - before long, they'll have to start releasing some of the crappy modern ones. All kidding aside, Final Fantasy VI is considered one of the best Super Nintendo-era role playing games, and those who fondly remember it or want a history lesson can now have it on their phones. That lesson won't come cheap: like most of Square Enix's re-releases, this one is $16.
FINAL FANTASY VI first debuted in 1994 as the sixth installment in the iconic FINAL FANTASY series. Innovations included the ability to play all the main characters as the game's protagonist, and to this day, its epic story intertwining each of their fates is still highly rated and wildly popular. The characters' dramatic performances are also highly rated, including the catastrophe occurring midway through, which delivers a particular emotional jolt to players.
Android Police coverage: [New Game] Glu's Eternity Warriors 3 Beckons Fans Back For Another Bout Of Dungeon Crawling
Like horror movies, action games tend to soldier on through sequels whether they're really necessary or not. So it is with Glu's Eternity Warrior series, here again for another go-round of impressive graphics and in-app purchases at every corner. The lore has been impressively expanded, and you get more playable characters and some asynchronous multiplayer via tournaments, but it's safe to say that if you didn't like the two previous titles you won't like this one. Hungry for innumerable amounts of hacking, slashing, and looting? Then crawl on.
The most acclaimed action/RPG game returns with 3x the Heroes, 3x the Dungeons and 3x the Loot. As the last Demon Tower fell, the people of Northern Udar cheered their new hero. Their cheers, however, were short lived. Corrupted by demon magic, the last of the great Dragons unleashed a horrible evil upon the world by unsealing the Eternity Sword. Mawzok'Kahl, Lord of Hell, self-proclaimed Heir to the World, sets his sights on the kingdoms of Udar. And as suddenly as it came, it seems as though peace in Northern Udar has once again been snuffed out.
Android Police coverage: [New Game] Dungeon Crawler Archangel Is Inspired By Diablo And Powered By Unity
Archangel is a tech demo masquerading as a full game. It's the first "core" title commissioned and released by the makers of the Unity game engine, and presumably, it's specifically designed to show off those 3D features. The gameplay itself is your basic Diablo clone, but that doesn't mean it's completely devoid of new ideas. Special attacks are activated with gesture-based touch actions, which wouldn't be possible with a standard controller. The game is $2 plus in-app purchases.
The forces of evil are mobilizing in defiance of heavenly rule. As an Archangel your task is not merely to halt their rise – you must inflict a justice so brutal and uncompromising that none will ever again defy the will of Heaven. Black Tower Studios and Unity Games conjure visceral action tailored for touch in this epic clash between good and evil. Requires up to 400MB of free space to download. Supported devices mentioned below.
Bentley's Hackpack™
Android Police coverage: [New Game] Sony Releases Bentley's Hackpack, An Arcade-Themed Minigame Pack Inspired By A Sly Cooper Console Title
It might not be that obvious from the screenshots, but Bentley's Hackpack is a tie-in for Sony's latest Sly Cooper platformer that was originally released as a PlayStation download. The setting is an arcade where you play various minigames. All three are pretty basic top-down affairs, and you'll need to pay three bucks to unlock the full game, but if you're a fan of the console title you'll probably find a lot to like.
When he's not planning his next heist or tracking criminals across time, Sly Cooper likes to hang out with his pals in Bentley's arcade. As well as being a gadget guru and master hacker, trusty sidekick Bentley is also a whizz at designing videogames – and you can try your hand at three of his creations with Bentley's Hackpack.
- Spark Runner: navigate an electric spark through each course, collecting pickups as you go.
- Alter Ego: fly through maze-like stages and let rip in this classic side-scrolling shooter.
- System Cracker: collect items and destroy enemies as you steer your tank to each docking gate.
Hello Kitty Tap and Run
Android Police coverage: [New Game] Namco Bandai Launches The Immensely Adorable, 8-Bit 'Hello Kitty Tap And Run' Into The Play Store
I'm not at all surprised that there's a Hello Kitty game for Android - in fact, I'm surprised it took this long. Though Namco decided to go with a basic endless runner formula, at least Ms. Kitty comes by the 8-bit style honestly: she's been around for almost 40 years. Tap And Run does feature some unique gameplay elements, including a party system for multiple running Kittys, and a heath bar instead of instant death. The usual costumes, powerups, and in-app purchases also make obligatory appearances.
"Hello Kitty Tap and Run" is a casual action game that's way too cute. Watch adorable 8-bit Hello Kitty Toys scamper around the Hello Kitty world. Controls are easy. All you have to do is tap the screen. There are "Warrior Kitty" and "Mage Kitty," who are huge stars in the game. There are also "Pop Singer Kitty" and even "Otaku Kitty," as well as many more Hello Kitty Toy characters only available in this game. Keep playing through the stages and you will even encounter giant Kitties.
Android Police coverage: [New Game] Glu Releases RoboCop Into The Play Store, Because A Struggling Cop Has To Push His New Movie Somehow
A shameless and lazy remake of a classic movie wouldn't be complete without a shameless and lazy mobile cash-in game. Maybe that's not fair: Glu's mobile game for the upcoming RoboCop looks fantastic, at least technically, and the near future style of the movie is present. But look beneath that glossy exterior and you'll see a basic cover shooter. Throw in Glu's usual heavy-handed in-app purchase system, and you might want to sit this one out.
Welcome to the official game of RoboCop the movie. In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. Join the OmniCorp program to become RoboCop, the ultimate law enforcement officer. Battle human crooks, robot enemies and learn how to defend the citizens from the corrupt streets of Detroit.
Fractal Combat X (Premium)
Flight simulators are pretty tough to pull off on touchscreens, so those that make it to the Play Store tend to go for the casual approach, fitting in somewhere between Wing Commander and Space Harrier. So it is with Fractal Combat X, which takes a "day after tomorrow" scifi approach to its planes and weaponry. You've got six combat areas to choose between, a handful of planes, two control schemes, and Google Play Services. The full version of the game is a reasonable $2, but there's also a free demo.
Fractal Combat X is an action-packed flight combat game, sporting top notch 3D graphics and a progressively intense gameplay!
- Exciting fast-paced arcade flight combat action
- Top notch 3D graphics
- 6 unique gorgeous fractal landscapes
- Dozens of missions
- Epic sound tracks
- Selectable Arcade and Simulator controls
- Google Services: Leaderboards, Achievements, Cloud Save
Tank Riders 2
Polarbit's first Tank Riders was well-received, so they're back with a sequel to the original top-down, twin stick shooter. You and your tiny killing machine will tread through sixty levels filled with a variety of enemies and obstacles, shooting everything that moves and most things that don't. Tank Riders 2 is single player only, but it includes support for the most popular game pads like SHIELD, MOGA, and the Xperia Play, along with in-app purchases.
The hills are alive with the sound of mortars… Enemy forces are swarming across our borders, and their nefarious fleet of tanks is everywhere. You can't so much as kick a rock without a 120mm muzzle poking out at you from underneath. Time to mount up, buckle down and grease your guns, as the 153rd Tiny Tank battalion faces its toughest challenge yet!
- 50 increasingly tricky & taxing levels, with many more on the way
- Range of sinister enemy types requiring different strategies to overcome
- Varied mission types and objectives, including Invasion, Escort and Collector
- 6 beautiful environments, including Arctic, Desert and Caves
- Gamepad support, including MOGA (HID), NVIDIA Shield, Xperia Play and more
Naught 2
Impressive, stylish visuals and unique platforming elements are the order of the day with Naught 2, which builds and expands on the original. You're given limited control over gravity (or at least orientation) as you guide your sneaky cat character through a spooky underground world, defeating huge Lovecraftian monsters and solving puzzles. The game gives players the option of accelerometer controls or on-screen buttons.
Play with gravity to guide Naught through a mysterious underground world where darkness is a relentless enemy that takes many forms. Naught 2 is an adventure and platform game that challenges your skills giving you full control of Naught and his environment. Not only has Naught's world been completely redesigned to create more interactive and detailed environments, it includes new features that enhance the gameplay and reinvent platform game style.
Bad Hotel
Bad Hotel made quite a splash when it landed on iOS more than a year ago, thanks to its unconventional play style and trippy visuals. Basically it's a tower defense game, but that doesn't really describe half of the experience. You manage a failing hotel that's being actively demolished, trying to get the most amount of money out of your guests before the building is destroyed. Room placement and overall building shape will affect the actively-generated music as you play.
Lucky Frame finally brings their crazy musical game creation to Android: Bad Hotel. An insane hybrid of tower defense and procedural music, with beautiful art and tons of bullets. You are a budding entrepreneur, whose hotel is rather unfortunately located within the territory of Tarnation Tadstock, the Texas Tyrant. Your only defense against Tadstock's army of seagulls, rats, yetis, and more is to build your hotel as quickly and intelligently as possible, using an array of increasingly sophisticated weapons.
Magic Rampage
If you're in the mood for a little Castlevania nostalgia, then Magic Rampage is happy to oblige you. This side-scrolling action/RPG hybrid uses familiar platforming and battle elements, and anyone who's ever taken down Ridley or Dracula in 16 glorious bits will feel right at home. It's also got some pretty respectable pixel art, a few physics elements, and a collection of costumes/characters to keep you happy.
From the creators of Magic Portals, Magic Rampage is an addictive platformer that combines the action-RPG genre with hack 'n' slash gameplay! A tribute to the "Metroidvania" style!
- Customize your own character
- Dozens of lethal weapons, from knives to magical staffs
- Integrated with Google Play Game's services
- Explore dungeons filled with threatening creatures
- Fast and fluid controls
- Deep and engaging combat mechanics
- Collect new weapons and armor for your characters
- Loot all the gold you can carry
- Many obstacles and secret areas to explore
- Physics-based puzzles
FRS Ski Cross
As the Winter Olympics and unavoidable Yakov Smirnoff jokes creep ever closer, we're seeing more and more winter sports games land in the Play Store. FRS Ski Cross is visually impressive, which isn't surprising, since it's published by the makers of the Unity game engine. Unfortunately it looks like little more than a tech demo, with simple controls, short races, and no real multiplayer. Shoehorned in-app purchases don't help. It might be worth a download for the Olympics-obsessed kid in your minivan.
Prove to your winter sports loving friends that you are the fastest downhill skier on the mountain! From the creative producers behind SSX Tricky and Skate, FRS Ski Cross is the fastest and most visually stunning downhill skiing game on Android devices. With over 50 high speed downhill slopes packed with exhilarating jumps and perilous turns, you can select over 250 in game items including authentic gear from Head and Volkl.
Galaxy Factions
Galaxy Factions wears its inspiration on its sleeve: it's a shrunken-down, touch-friendly version of Starcraft. You've got base building, resource gathering, unit management, all the staples of the real-time strategy genre, plus a few LoL-inspired hero units to make things interesting. Galaxy Factions plays it fast and loose with the source material - one of your heroes is a T-Rex in space marine armor - and it includes both a single-player campaign and online multiplayer. The game is free with currency-based in-app purchases.
Dominate the galaxy in an exciting new real-time strategy experience, Galaxy Factions! Gather resources and loot equipment to build your simple space station into a massive fortress while you muster an army, recruit special Heroes with unique abilities, and destroy your enemies. Make alliances to bolster your forces and conquer even more, but beware—your friends may be waiting for the right moment to strike…
GA9: Sultans of Rema
It's been a while since Tin Man Games graced us with another one of their RPG game books, but Sultans of Rema seems to have been worth the wait. Written by notable gamebook author Gaetano Abbondanza and designed with full-color illustrations, Sultans of Rema follows the protagonist through an Arabian Nights-style plot of intrigue and danger, as told via dice and hit points. Like all of Tin Man's titles, it's expensive, but worth it for devotees of the genre.
The official sequel to Slaves of Rema is HERE. Your return to Rema takes you further to the east, to the City-State of Callae, renowned throughout the world as a city of great learning. Your final destination is the Emirates of Akbir, ruled by a sick Emir who has remained neutral to Orlandes' political leanings over the years. His successor threatens to send that relationship into turmoil. You must secretly enter a harsh desert world of political power struggles and strange magics to ensure that the future of both Rema and Orlandes!
Small Fry
Noodlecake knows how to make a solid casual game, and Small Fry is the latest in their lineup. Ostensibly an endless runner, the game actually has you swimming away from an ever-present shark on the hunt for fish without chips. Small Fry uses the familiar one-button control scheme for up and down movement, and the simple 2D graphics make for an engaging romp beneath and above the waters.
The chase is on! Swim for your life as the tiny fish Finley "Small Fry" Fryer in this thrilling and action packed ocean adventure. Swim, jump and even float though space to escape from all the perils of the seven seas. Avoid blazing fast swordfish, electric jellyfish, ink squirting octopuses, asteroids and more. How long can you out-swim the dastardly shark, Wallace "Big Mack" Mackenzie?
Myth Defense 2: DF
Tower defense games are pretty easy to find on the Play Store, but this one features some impressive 2D graphics and lots of shiny effects. The basics are pretty much the same as any tower defense title: build you varying turrets to direct and destroy a variety of creepy, crawly, flappy, snappy, and generally undesirable monsters. The game is free to download in its demo form, but you'll need to shell out a bit of cash ($2.49 during the launch sale) to unlock all 50 levels.
Popular tower defense game is back! Light Forces repulsed the attack of Dark Forces and passed to the offensive. Now you fight on the dark side. Restore the balance between Light and Darkness! Build towers and traps using technologies of Orcs, Goblins and Necromancers. Show your tactical skills combining various towers' effects and using terrain features. Protect the stronghold of the Dark Forces from the onslaught of hostile armies of Light!
Title Bout Boxing 2013
Usually fighting games, including boxing games, come down to either expert timing or button mashing. But Title Bout Boxing isn't especially interested in either - it's closer to a simulator than a fighter, with digital recreations of thousands of "real" boxers with intricate statistics, which you can pit against each other in computer-controlled matches. It's not a conventional fighting game, but fans of the boxing genre and sport should check it out just for the novelty factor.
Essentially, Title Bout is centered around asking, "What if?" The gameplay modes include single bouts, fight cards, single- or double-elimination tournaments that feature as many as 16 boxers, and lengthy bout schedules. There are no career or role-playing options as seen in most sports management sims, although you can input your name and track your wagers on bouts. That can make fight cards a little more interesting, because you begin with a mere $10,000 stake and dreams of Jimmy the Greek grandeur.
Shuttle Scuttle
If you're looking for a wickedly difficult side-scrolling shoot-em-up, look no further. Shuttle Scuttle looks like it could have stepped out of 1985, complete with pixelated sprites and chiptune music. It's also got the trademark difficulty of the late great 8-bit era, and thankfully, it foregoes any modern accoutrements like advertising or in-app purchases. Two bucks gets you in 32 white-knuckle levels and eight boss battles.
Shuttle Scuttle is a fast-paced, retro-style shooter game with a mission. It's the year 2285 and all is peaceful since the forming of the USSA (United Sol System Alliance). That is until Neptune station reports of unidentified spacecraft approaching. A hostile force is making its way through the Sol system towards Earth. Armed shuttles for asteroid destruction are the only defense crafts available. Seek out and intercept this hostile force before Earth becomes a target!
Demolition Duke
Mix Angry Birds and a bridge building simulator, and you'll get something like Demolition Duke. (After all, watching those digital bridges break was the most fun part of physics class, right?) You'll use explosives on various crucial points to blow these matchstick buildings, or in some cases, strategically accomplish some interesting tasks. Watch out for falling timber and the usual currency-based in-app purchases.
Demolition Duke invites players to his playground of destruction. In a cartoony 3D world they can try out all of his explosive toys. Players can use them to destroy expertly crafted constructions or they can try to place them carefully to complete various tasks which are waiting for them.
- 17 tools of destruction to unlock and upgrade
- 150 constructions to demolish
- various tasks such as: beat time limit, drop a rag doll on a mattress to complete
- nice 3D cartoony graphics
- 3 distinctive environments: desert, spring meadow and ice field
You've probably heard the phrase "when Hell freezes over." Casual puzzler Devils takes that literally, tasking you with alternately warming or cooling a series of pipes until you manage to send all the demons to... wherever it is that demons go when they die, I suppose. A combination of strategy and twitch skills are necessary. The 2D graphics in the game are charmingly blasphemous, though this free title does include IAP.
When a game mixes action, puzzles, strategy, humor and eye-candy graphics, you've got a hell of adventures. And this is what Devils is all about: fun for all ages. Anytime, anywhere! Give it a try. It's FREE! In Devils, temperature is key: Red Devils hate the Cold and Blue Devils hate the Heat. Give 'em hell to advance through levels and find out hundreds of features and upgrades!
Ferris Mueller's Day Off
Ferris Mueller's Day Off is an adventure game about a man searching for his missing mule. In case you couldn't tell from the title, it's jam-packed with pop culture references and off-beat humor. If you're not a fan of the hand-drawn visual style you'll probably be turned off, but adventure and indie game aficionados will feel right at home. If you can't name five John Hughes movies off the top of your head, you'll probably be a bit lost in this one.
From the creators of Forever Lost which has had over 1 million downloads worldwide! "Life moves pretty fast." says Ferris Mueller, a barnyard mule. "If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Mueller's Day Off — the latest point'n'click game from the creators of Forever Lost — is all about searching for a mule that is off sick. It's full to the brim with clever puzzles, interesting characters, colorful locations and puns galore.
Rube Works: Rube Goldberg Game
If you haven't heard of Rube Goldberg, then read up: he's the father of all those intricate and overly complicated physics machines you've seen in movies and cartoons. This game follows the same ideas, tasking you with creating ridiculously complex Mouse Trap-style machines to accomplish simple tasks. Rube Works features some decent 3D graphics and is produced by Goldberg's actual descendants, though how much they actually contributed to the game itself isn't clear.
The first and only official Rube Goldberg puzzle game. Solve everyday problems in Rube's trademark elaborate style by creating complex and hilarious machines. Is pouring a glass of juice just too straightforward and boring? Try using a jack-in-the-box, magnifying glass, string and a cymbal-wielding friend to achieve your goal. The more creative your solution the better!
Neon Beat
Imagine Breakout with a timer, a pulsing soundtrack, and 360 degrees of destructive possibility. That's the gist of Neon Beat, a minimal casual game with bags of old-fashioned style. The core mechanics are simple, but break the right blocks and you'll unlock dramatic power-ups and bigger balls. The challenge comes in timing, not in twitch action, but it should be good for short play sessions.
Neon Beat is a new generation breakout game enhanced with stunning visuals and powerful sound design. A neon ball is running on the frame of your device and its aim point is the center of the screen. The control is very simple, Touch the screen and jump to the center. Your objective is to clear all blocks in time to win the level. It may be looks easy but you'll face the challenge with 60 different levels. Every 5 levels you'll face pixel art bosses to clear. Good Luck.
Strata is kind of like a game version of those kid's looms you played with back in grade school. The object is to cover each square on the grid with its necessary color, combining the bars in your limited rows to cover all of them. (Check the video, it makes more sense.) Solid, if simple, graphics and music are included in this unique puzzle game. The $3 game includes hundreds of puzzles, but if that's too rich for your blood, you can try the ad-supported free version.
A truly unique puzzle experience that embraces simplicity, elegance, and challenge. Strata paints a simple yet challenging puzzle game onto a sophisticated canvas of color and sound. Test the limits of your brain by completing complex weaves of color to solve the puzzles. The goal of Strata is to strategically layer colored ribbons to match a pattern. Using forethought and strategy you must sequence your moves correctly.
Have you ever asked yourself, "I wonder how pretentious minimalistic retro games can get?" If so, check out the trailer for Magnetized and try to avoid an involuntary facepalm. That said, it looks like a challenging little platformer, combining extremely basic physics and twitch timing in a manner similar to Slingshot Racing. One-touch controls and a commendable amount of levels rounds out the features.
Magnetized is an abstract physics adventure game, up to 80 levels. Chasing dreams is like walking alone on an endless road, direction is so clear but way too long, trying so hard but no one knows. Is it worth it anymore? Just carry on.
If you enjoy incredibly random battles and simple graphics, then Faif is right up your alley. Basically you've got to make it across the grid and survive, but you have to select five tiles to move forward, only one of which will actually be activated. Powerups and upgrades are focused on boosting your odds of moving to any particular square type. It's still in active development, so pardon the dust.
Faif is a puzzle/rpg game with a unique battle system based on gambling. Try to defeat as many opponents as you can and unravel the secret story behind the game. .HOW TO PLAY IT After choosing 5 adjacent tiles you only get one. Play wisely with the odds and defeat your enemies before they defeat you.
- Unique gameplay
- Epic "odd" battles
- No IAP's whatsoever
- A nice shop with kickass powerups (use gems you collect in the game as payment)
- Infinite mode (survive as many opponents as you can)
- Lots of stuff coming soon (instant spells, boss battles, random rewards and more.)
Need for Speed(TM) Network
Android Police coverage: [New App] EA Posts Need For Speed Network Companion App On The Play Store
Another major release, another companion app for EA. This one focuses on Need For Speed Rivals, the latest racer in the long-running franchise, with the usual social network and character status features. But wait, there's more: if you've got friends who are actively playing on consoles or PC, you can help them or hinder them via the Overwatch mobile game. You can even sick the cops on them, if the fancy takes you that way.
Welcome to the all-new Need For Speed Autolog App which has been given an exciting new look and a brand new name – The Need for Speed™ Network, powered by Autolog. The Need for Speed™ Network is your destination for all things Need for Speed and has been updated with exciting new content for you to connect to Need For Speed™ Rivals – Ghost Games newest Need For Speed title. The App keeps you connected to your Need For Speed™ Rivals game on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PS4 and Xbox One at all times.
WTF Game(s) Of The Week
Buttcrack Jones
There was a young fellow named Buttcrack,
who was fond of a generous butt smack.
He jumped all around
and pooped on the ground,
and dearly endangered his nutsack.
Welcome to Buttcrack Jones. A very early-in-development game that features the trials and tribulations of Buttcrack Jones. Eat apples to replenish your poop meter, and go around pooping on things for points, including enemies. Jump, poop, and land, making sure to hit your target on the way.
Sir Hoppity
If Axe Cop was an adventure game (and didn't cop out by having Dad do all the artwork), it would look like Sir Hoppity. Personally I wouldn't bet on a rabbit to beat a dragon, even if he does have a +5 Sword of Carrot Power.
From the mind of 8-year old game designer Benjamin Howard comes Sir Hoppity: Challenge of the Dragon. With only your magic carrot sword to protect you, play as Sir Hoppity through the dark forest, a rolling sand desert, and the volcano dragon's lair. Collect treasure and buy upgrade items to defeat jumping spiders, angry wasps, sidewinder snakes, and more.
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Following hot off the back of the men's Cycling Australia National Championships preview, we also have the latest offerings from our women's riders and directors.
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How much fuel are aircraft required to carry?
After the LaMia flight crashed in Medellin, Columbia we take a look at aircraft fuel requirements.
How much fuel are aircraft required to carry?
After the recent incident in which a LaMia RJ85 chartered by the Chapecoense football team crashed on the approach to Medellin, Colombia we take a look at the legal requirements regarding fuel.
It is widely thought that the Captain who was part of the charter airlines management team had not departed São Paulo with enough fuel to make the non-stop flight so a stop was made / planned at Cobija, Boliva, however fuel was not uplifted. It is rumoured that the crew were pre-occupied with searching for a footballers video game in the hold of the aircraft and that the Captain was then concerned about missing his landing slot Medellin.
The aircraft is believed to have run out of fuel on the approach to Medellin after having to hold to give way to other emergency traffic.
Airlines must comply with their regulatory authorities procedures as regards to fuel. Most authorities policies are broadly similar and will be detailed in each Airlines operating manuals.
Under EASA regulations (although FAA and other authorities are very similar) the Captain must ensure he has the following minimum fuel before departure:
- Trip Fuel
- Diversion fuel or 15 mins holding fuel if flight is planned with no alternate
- Reserve Fuel
- Contingency Fuel
- Taxi Fuel
- Additional Fuel
Trip Fuel
Fuel required from the start of take-off, through climb, cruise, descent and approach to touchdown at destination, assuming departure on the SID from the assumed runway and arrival using the STAR for the assumed arrival runway and routing based on the forecast wind.
Diversion Fuel
Fuel required from go-around at destination, climb, cruise, descent, approach and landing at the selected alternate airport. This is normally calculated at the planned landing weight minus contingency fuel.
If no alternate is planned for the flight then the diversion fuel figure must be replaced by 15 mins holding fuel at 1500ft above destination airfield in standard conditions.
Reserve Fuel
Is the minimum fuel required to be present in tanks at at the alternate airfield (or destination if no planned alternate). The figure is calculated based on 30 mins of fuel holding at 1500ft in clean configuration at planned landing weight.
Contingency Fuel
This is carried to cover unforeseen variations from the planned operation. For example different winds / temps from forecast or ATC restrictions on levels and speed. It can be used anytime after dispatch (once aircraft moves under its own power). It cannot be planned to use before. More likely it is used for delays on departure or arrival.
Contingency Fuel should be the higher of (i) or (ii) below:
i. Either:
a. Not less than 5% of the TRIP FUEL required from departure to destination; or
b. If an En-route alternate is available and selected, not less than 3% of the TRIP FUEL required from departure to destination; or
c. An amount of fuel sufficient for 20 minutes flying time based upon the planned trip fuel consumption; or
d. Statistical Contingency Fuel (SCF).
ii. An amount to fly for 5 minutes at holding speed at 1500 ft clean at Planned Landing Weight.
The minimum contingency fuel to be carried must not be below 5 minutes at holding speed at 1500 ft clean at Planned Landing Weight, even for the purpose of an LMC fuel reduction
Taxi Fuel
This is fuel for APU burn on the ground, engine start and taxi out. Most airlines use statistical data to calculate this by using the taxi time in minutes.
Additional Fuel
This will be planned and loaded if the existing fuel is not sufficient to cater for an engine failure (2 engines in 4 engine aircraft) or de-pressurisation at the most critical point along the route. Fuel planning must allow a descent and trip Fuel to alternate airfield, hold for 15 mins at 1500ft and make an approach and land.
Most airlines will work the above out for their pilots through their flight planning system. Pilots will then make a decision on whether to take any further 'extra' fuel if they deem that it is required. There could be many reasons for this including weather, known delays, increase weight or technical defects.
The crew of the LaMia charter flight may well have complied with the above regulations on departure from São Paulo, however it seems at this stage that their error whether it be intentional or not was departing from Cobija without uplifting further fuel.


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#Top10Tuesday Top Ten Questions To Ask Yourself When You Clean Up Your Nano Project
Nanowrimo is almost done!!
And if you are one of those gold star, overachieving type, you may be wondering what to do with this little project once it's all over. (This blog will have plenty of advice in December!)
But for now, let's list a few general tips to consider when fine tune that draft. These all have to do with the general story structure and plot –these are big issues. In fact, you can't do much more with the development of your story until these wrinkles are ironed out. Are you ready to answer some tough questions? (And have a stronger manuscript as a result?) Let's Go!
1. Does the point of view character you chose have the most to lose?
2. Is your point of view consistent throughout the story?
3. About the first third of the way in, does the main character set off on some sort of task or adventure?
4. Does the main character have a precise outward goal?
5. Does the main character have a inner basic drive, such as acceptance or justice or vengeance or security?
6. Are the obstacles in the path of the main character increasingly more dramatic?
7. Is there a point about 3/4 of the way in the story in which all seems hopelessly lost for your main character?
8. Does your main character have two mutually exclusive desires? Is there critical point in the story, about 3/4 of the way through in which he will have to choose one over the loss of the other?


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I have many (i.e. >> 2) text files. These files are all mostly similar but have some small differences between them. I would like to find the lines that most commonly appear among these files. For instance, here is the type of information I am looking for (I only care about the data; by no means is any particular formatting necessary):
$ cat file1
$ cat file2
$ cat file3
$ cat file4
$ my_awesome_script file{1,2,3,4}
count | line
3 | line1line1line1
2 | line2line2line2
2 | line3line3line3
1 | line4line4line4
There are some common tools to do similar tasks, however, they have some limitations:
comm- can only compare two files at once; throws away lines that don't appear in both files
grep -f- throws away lines that don't match
grep -c- counts matches, but outputs a total count per file and throws away information about which input patterns match
For clarification's sake, if a line appears multiple times in one file, I only count that as one match. I just care about how many files the lines appear in, not how many times the lines appear in total.


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Mar 03, 2010 - 6:06 pm
hi everyone
Mar 04, 2010 - 2:20 am
i didnt have a transplant, but i did have chemo for APML. from what i understand, her counts wont go up until she's completed her round of chemo. i had a full 7 day in-patient course of chemo and needed a month to recover from that. thereafter, i had 4 more rounds of chemo each one month apart so that i had time to recover. so for me, 30 days (3 weeks). but those three weeks dont start until the last day of chemo. i hope your sister gets better. :]
Mar 05, 2010 - 12:37 am
I'm assuming the 0.5 is for white cells?
for me, I'd get 3-4 days of chemo for AML and I'd hit my nadir at around 1-2wks. Then it'd start increasing fairly quickly after that. it took longer to recover after each dose of chemo, and my dosing would have to be decreased for the next round. my 1st round of chemo happened when I was in a coma and don't remember anything. however, from round 2 to round 3, I went about 3.5 wks between. Between 3 and 4, it was more like 4wks. At one point, I went somewhere around 6wks because I was fighting an infection which prevented my counts from rising.


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The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Agriculture and Markets (DAM) today confirmed that spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive pest from Asia, has been found in Albany and Yates counties. A single adult insect was discovered in a vehicle in the Capital District. In addition, a single adult insect was reported on a private Keuka Lake property in Penn Yan, Yates County.
State agencies encourage the public to report findings of spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest. More details about this insect are below the press release.
DEC and our partners at the Department of Agriculture and Markets are closely tracking the spotted lanternfly, a destructive invasive pest, as part of our ongoing efforts to prevent its establishment and spread in New York. This pest has the potential to severely impact our state's agricultural and tourism industries," DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. "We are encouraging the public to send us information to bolster our efforts—they are our eyes on the ground."
Following both reported cases, DEC and DAM immediately began extensive surveys throughout the area. At this time, no additional insects have been found. DEC and DAM urge New Yorkers to report potential sightings to firstname.lastname@example.com. Anyone that suspects they have found SLF is encouraged to send a photo to firstname.lastname@example.com.
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball said, "It's critical that we monitor for and control this invasive species, which can weaken plants and have a devastating impact on our farm crops and agricultural production, especially apples, grapes and hops. Since our farmers are among those facing the greatest potential impact, we ask them to join us in helping to watch for the spotted lanternfly, and signs of infestation, and report any sightings immediately."
SLF (photo above) is a destructive pest that feeds on more than 70 plant species including tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), maples, apple trees, grapevine, and hops. SLF feedings can stress plants, making them vulnerable to disease and attacks from other insects. SLF also excretes large amounts of sticky "honeydew," which attracts sooty molds that interfere with plant photosynthesis, negatively affecting the growth and fruit yield of plants. SLF also has the potential to significantly hinder quality of life due to the honeydew and the swarms of insects it attracts.
SLF was first discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014 and have since been found in New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia. Given the proximity to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey infestations, New York State is at high risk for infestation. While these insects can jump and fly short distances, they spread primarily through human activity. SLF lay their eggs on any number of surfaces such as vehicles, stone, rusty metal, outdoor furniture and firewood. Therefore, the insects can hitch rides on any outdoor item and be easily transported into and throughout New York.
Jennifer Grant, Ph.D., Cornell University Director New York State IPM Program said, "Knowing that this pest was likely to arrive, we have been working with our State partner agencies to develop integrated strategies to get the word out and manage SLF in grapes, hops, apples and other susceptible crops. It's imperative that the public help slow the invasion and spread by reporting possible sightings and acting responsibly when traveling in quarantine areas."
Adult SLF are active from July to December. They are approximately one-inch long and half an inch wide at rest, with eye-catching wings. Adults begin laying eggs in October. Signs of an SLF infestation may include:
- Sap oozing or weeping from open wounds on tree trunks, which appear wet and give off fermented odors.
- One-inch-long egg masses that are brownish-gray, waxy and mud-like when new. Old egg masses are brown and scaly.
- Massive honeydew build-up under plants, sometimes with black sooty mold developing.
Anyone that suspects they have found SLF is encouraged to send a photo to email@example.com. Please note the location of where the insect was found, egg masses, and/or infestation signs. DEC and DAM also encourage the public to inspect outdoor items such as vehicles, furniture, and firewood for egg masses. Anyone that visits the Pennsylvania or New Jersey Quarantine Areas should thoroughly inspect their vehicle, luggage and gear for SLF and egg masses before leaving and scrape off all egg masses.
A Smartphone app is also available to help citizens and conservation professionals quickly and easily report new invasive species sightings directly to New York's invasive species database from their phones. For more information, visit http://www.nyimapinvasives.org/ (leaves DEC website).
DEC, DAM, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the US Department of Agriculture will continue to survey throughout the Capital District and the Finger Lakes focusing on travel corridors and high-risk areas. Extensive surveys will continue to be conducted in high-risk areas throughout the state as well as inspections of nursery stock, stone shipments, commercial transports, etc., from Pennsylvania. DEC and DAM will also continue its efforts to educate the public as well as industry personnel.
For more information on SLF, visit www.dec.ny.gov/animals/113303.html.
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) Update:
The spotted lanternfly (SLF), also known as Chinese blistering cicada, is a plant hopper with piercing sucking mouthparts.
Discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014, the spotted lanternfly presents a threat to both woody and non-woody hosts that are present throughout the United States. While their list of hosts is large, the greatest agricultural concern falls on crops such as grapes, apples, stone fruits, blueberries, and hops. Its presence could lead to crop loss and increased management costs.
Spotted lanternfly lays eggs on any smooth and strong surface, including plant material, stones, bricks, metal, and plastic. Each egg mass contains 30-50 eggs in rows, usually covered in a mud-like substance. Spotted lanternfly may require Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) to complete all life stages; however, research is underway to confirm if SLF can use other species—such as black walnut or hops. One generation occurs per year: adults develop in July, lay eggs in September, which overwinter. The first three instars are wingless, black with white spots, while the final instars turn red before becoming adults.
Both adults and nymphs commonly gather in large numbers on host plants to feed, and are easiest to see at dusk or at night. Extensive feeding causes sap to ooze from trunks and branches, and a fermented odor can occur over time. Honeydew excretions also encourage sooty mold build-up on leaves, fruit, and around the bases of trees.


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Washington Nationals, No. 1 overall pick Bryce Harper strike $9.9 million, 5-year dealBy Howard Fendrich, AP
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Nationals, top pick Bryce Harper agree at $9.9M
WASHINGTON — Agreeing to a $9.9 million, five-year deal with No. 1 draft choice Bryce Harper seconds before the deadline was such a big deal, Washington Nationals president Stan Kasten marked the occasion by smacking general manager Mike Rizzo in the face with a whipped-cream pie.
Kasten called it something he has to do "when we celebrate victories here."
On-the-field wins have been hard to come by for the Nationals in recent seasons, which is why they owned the first pick in the draft two years in a row. At least they're getting the hang of this sign-the-top-pick routine.
Harper and the Nationals finalized a deal right before the deadline of midnight EDT Monday night — a year after coming to terms with 2009 top selection Stephen Strasburg on a record contract with a little more than a minute to go.
Harper and Strasburg are both represented by super-agent Scott Boras.
"Suffice it to say, both sides gave up ground at the last second to get the deal done," Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said.
The Nationals owned the No. 1 picks in 2009 and 2010 because they finished the 2008 and 2009 seasons with the worst record in the majors. When Washington had the No. 9 pick in 2008, it failed to reach a deal with college pitcher Aaron Crow.
Strasburg's $15.1 million, four-year contract was the highest for any player out of the draft, and the right-handed pitcher made his big league debut June 8, the day after Harper was picked.
Harper's deal is a record total for a non-pitcher signed out of the draft who had not become a free agent. Current New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira set the previous record for a major league deal for a position player, getting a $9.5 million, four-year deal from the Texas Rangers in 2001. Teixeira, too, is represented by Boras.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Harper is a 17-year-old power-hitting junior college catcher the Nationals plan to convert to an outfielder. He's the first JUCO player taken with the first overall selection.
"It gives us another impact player in the system," Rizzo said. "He's a guy who could possibly be a cornerstone in our lineup in the very near future."
Harper hit .443 with 31 homers and 98 RBIs in his first season at the College of Southern Nevada, which plays in a league that uses wood bats. He skipped his final two years of high school and got his GED, making him eligible for the 2010 amateur draft.
He already has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated at 16, touted as "baseball's chosen one" and "the most exciting prodigy since LeBron." He was the first non-senior to earn Baseball America's High School Player of the Year award. And he was only the second junior college player, joining Alex Fernandez in 1990, to win the Golden Spikes Award, given to the country's top amateur baseball player.
"Essentially, it was discussion of a lot of variables because of the power of the player, the age of the player, what position players have been historically paid in the draft," Boras said in a telephone interview.
"With a player of this level of skill and talent," Boras said, "there's not really any comparables."
Rizzo said he hoped to have Harper come to Washington during the Nationals' homestand, which begins next Monday, and that he wants the player to report to the franchise's rookie-level Gulf Coast League team in Florida "as soon as possible."
Earlier Monday evening, the Nationals announced they came to terms with second-round choice Sammy Solis, a left-handed pitcher from the University of San Diego, and fourth-round pick A.J. Cole, a right-handed high school pitcher.
Harper's contract calls for a signing bonus of $6.25 million in five equal payments of $1.25 million: 30 days after approval and each July 1 from 2011 through 2014. He receives salaries of $500,000 each in 2011 and 2012, $750,000 in 2013, $900,000 in 2014 and $1 million in 2015.
There are roster bonuses that could raise the total value of the deal to $10.9 million. Harper can earn up to an extra $500,000 in each of the last two years of the contract, getting $125,000 each time each year if he spends 30, 60, 90 and 120 days on the active major league roster.
The Nationals also agreed to pay for eight semesters of college.
"The truth is, with a full minute to go, Mike and I both thought we were not going to have a deal," Nationals president Stan Kasten said.
Asked what changed in that final minute, Rizzo replied: "It was both sides compromising and knowing that we were so close it would be fruitless not to get a deal done."
Boras, who also represented three other 2010 first-round picks who agreed to contracts late Monday, explained the process this way: "Truthfully, you don't get a meeting of the minds until the deadline. … Players, families, owners, general managers and attorneys all have to meld this together."
For the second straight year, the Nationals got their man.
AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum in New York contributed to this report.
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Experience the "Roads To Rhodes Marathon"!
Rhodes brings to mind sunshine-filled days, blue seas, medieval castles and ancient wonders. Beyond the idyllic beach scene, Rhodes hosts a major Marathon event, aiming at challenging the athletes' stamina, while generously offering their guests a warm welcome.
On April 9, 2017 the 4th International Marathon of Rhodes (Roads to Rhodes Marathon) is going to take place. It is one of the few certified races in Greece. The Rhodes Marathon has the official approval of AIMS and IAAF to ensure the validity and the international recognition of the race!
This year a half marathon is launched, providing more choices for the runners. There will be also three races 5K, 10K and Marathon courses as well as a 1,000m Kids Fun Run. All races will start from and end in the center of the city at Eleftherias square, passing by the main attractions of Rhodes.
The circular coastal route of Rhodes Marathon makes the experience unique for athletes. All races begin and end in the city center, passing by the main attractions of Rhodes. The athletes are running along the medieval city walls having before them the Aegean Sea!
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
NaNoWriMo: Moving From Wanna-be to Pro
I started out with the lofty ambition of writing not just something, but THIS BOOK, daily, of producing that magical number of words (1667, IIRC) and getting that draft down in thirty days. As I was teaching boating this summer, I had been researching and getting my basic plot outlined, but couldn't spend the hours at the keyboard. It's all in my head, right? All I have to do it get it out, right? I'm a professional working writer already. This should be easy.
The first thing I discovered was that I am producing closer to 1000 words a day, and my total to date is about half of what I'd hoped to see. I just run out of steam. I have to go away and think about how the next segment starts, how the scene plays out, who says what to whom, let the book develop itself beyond the outline. I could always follow Mickey Spillaine's sage advice and "bring on a man with a gun" (in my case, a new monster) when I got stuck, and see where things went from there, but I do have a pretty solid dramatic arc. I know where I am going, but sometimes need to work out the details of how to get there, especially when the characters and story run away from me, which is a great feeling, but can be hard to handle.
The second thing is that Real Life does its best to interfere. This surprises me every time I go into draft mode. The burst of creativity that a first draft requires is always very rough and utterly consuming, taking all my time and energy. I get cranky. I don't have time for interruptions. But Real Life won't go entirely away.
Still, when I finish this blog post, I will take a small walk, with eager dog, and come back to write the segment in my head. As usual, the book is growing and changing before my eyes as characters develop themselves, as their relationships complicate, and as new monsters appear. Dog walks make for good thinking time. I need to think it through before I write it down.
What I like about working the NaNoWriMo Idea: I like having a deadline, the firm commitment and a plan to reach it. It keeps me from procrastinating. It helps me avoid laziness. I like the closed-end compression, which makes me live in the new book most of the time so I don't have to play catch-up after longer gaps. I like the rearrangement of all that can be rearranged, so I can really push at this draft with as few distractions and interruptions as I can manage.
What I don't like: If I was more concerned with getting something, anything, down on the page so I will have the Magic Number of Words by the Magic Deadline, I think quality and continuity would suffer. I'd have a faster draft, but not a better one. There may be an impetus to stop and leave a draft for too long after producing it in under such pressure, and somehow, I think, many people never go back to finish.
I'm balancing things pretty well, though it's too soon to say for sure. I'm making compromises with the NaNoWriMo format, while trying to keep the deadline and compression I like. The draft won't be done in 30 days; it'll be closer to 45, but it will be solid. It will be the story I want to tell.
When you prepare for NaNoWriMo, you'll be more successful, I think, if you keep a few points in mind.
Do prepare your book. Pre-write the book in your head and with pen and paper as much as you can. Know who your characters are. Have outlines of their stories individually and for the book as a whole. Think about them and what they're going to do. What's going to happen to them?
Do prepare your life to remove distractions during this pressure-cooker period. Get your teeth cleaned. Get the snow tires on the car. Get the cat's shots. Put your garden to bed. Pay the bills — yes, in advance, or at least all written out and ready, including stamps, to mail. Figure out what you're going to eat, for the month, and make sure you're stocked up on what you need. Pay attention to nutrition, exercise and rest. You'll be more effective as a writer if you do.
Do get your priorities straight. If it's important to you just to get the words out, just to give that story life by getting something, anything, on paper, that's valid. Go for it. If it's more important to get the quality and dramatic arc down, know that, and spend more time pre-planning the outline. That is valid, too.
Do cut yourself some slack. Your child will step on something and need to go to Urgent Care. You will have to work overtime, or your spouse will, and you'll be on Parent Duty. It'll snow and your chains will break. Then there is Thanksgiving. What possessed you to say you'd bring pies made from pumpkins from your garden? Make the commitment, schedule the hours every single day, but know that life will interfere. Don't kick yourself or others, just get back on track.
Do make your writing life your real life. Don't stop when NaNo is over. Participating in NaNoWriMo gives you the chance to move from wanna-be to serious working professional writer. By setting up your life so you can effectively participate, you can develop a system to use indefinitely, while still having a reasonable life. Writing is for the long haul, not just a month a year. To be a working, professional writer, you must schedule your work, but also give yourself days off, give yourself time each day to eat, sleep, bathe, exercise, attend to your family and home and have some fun. You're not going to finish a book in thirty days. You will finish a partial first draft if you're lucky. If you want to ultimately have a finished book, take what you have learned, modify it for the long term, and keep right on going.
That's what serious, professional writers do. They keep on going.
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IRVING - Time may have run out for "Clock Boy" and his lawsuit against the city of Irving and the school district.
Ahmed "Clock Boy" Mohamed was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school that his teacher mistook for a bomb in September 2015.
Ahmed`s father, Mohamed, filed a lawsuit that has now been thrown out.
He spoke to Newsfix on Facetime from Qatar.
"You know, this lawsuit is not finished, it's just starting," Mohamed said, "We will prevail because the truth is with us."
Mohamed says there's a deciding factor to why he filed the lawsuit.
"My son lost his dream, his American dream, you know. And he lost his wishes, and he wanted to be an inventor and a great person... so all because he is a Muslim, his name is Ahmed Mohamed, because of his color, that is what happened to him."
Ahmed's uncle, Abdel Elhassan, who still lives in Texas, had a few comments of his own.
"If they see the way they treated Ahmed, and still there is no justice, of course it's going to continue," said Elhassan.
On the flip side, the judge`s memorandum states: "Plaintiff does not allege any facts from which this court can reasonably infer that any IISD employee intentionally discriminated against A.M. based on his race or religion," and that the lawsuit was "absent allegations of intentional discrimination."
"It`s going to be a long fight and we still continue fighting," says Ahmed's father.
City officials say they anticipated that and are "pleased with the federal court's ruling."
School officials second that sentiment and say "the court recognized the challenging situations faced by the individuals who serve our communities in public schools."
The family still has a few days left to try to revive the suit, so the clock is still ticking.


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Solano County Library branches in Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo, Suisun and Rio Vista are partnering with the Contra Costa County Library and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano to boost food donations in area libraries. During the months of October and November, every time someone donates food in a library Food Bank bin they will be eligible to enter a drawing for prizes from some of Discover & Go's most popular attractions.
The Discover & Go prizes include free passes to the California Academy of Sciences, Sky High Sports trampoline park, Madam Tussauds, the Charles M. Schulz Museum and the San Francisco Dungeon. An annual membership to the Cartoon Museum, Lonely Planet guide books and Discover & Go tee-shirts round out the list of prizes. Entry for the drawing ends November 30.
"Food Bank bins are located in many of our libraries year-round. This is a fun opportunity to enter drawings for great prizes and at the same time give back to the community at all our libraries," said Bonnie Katz, Solano County's director of library services.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post1409188276901179540..comments2020-10-24T12:51:02.428-07:00Comments on Fake Food Watch: Public Forces Food Industry to Sell Non-GMO Products, IngredientsDeborah Whitehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-87859975174037285392014-07-14T03:08:15.222-07:002014-07-14T03:08:15.222-07:00Americans want non-GMO foods but they want ObamaCa...Americans want non-GMO foods but they want ObamaCare. Why can they not see this inherent contradiction?
Places to host events in Singapore Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-49318712852066259322014-04-05T13:03:05.064-07:002014-04-05T13:03:05.064-07:00it is not true what you say about organic products...it is not true what you say about organic products being non GMO. Organic only applies to the method of cultivation and not the seed that is used. Only products that are certified as NON GMO by the No Gmo project are safe to assume that do not contain GMO seeds. Please verify info before publishing. IAnonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-30136536433513233372014-01-15T14:29:41.884-08:002014-01-15T14:29:41.884-08:00Thanks so muich, John. I read on the Modern Farmer...Thanks so muich, John. I read on the Modern Farmer website. Exciting, to say the least. Monsanto, etc, are making GMO crops prohibitively expensive for many farmers.
http://modernfarmer.com/2013/12/post-gmo-economy/

I will likely cover this trend here in the near future.Deborah Whitehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-62555465057478881442014-01-15T09:50:38.494-08:002014-01-15T09:50:38.494-08:00Then there's this... http://www.offthegridnew...Then there's this...

http://www.offthegridnews.com/2014/01/06/farmers-abandoning-gmo-seeds-and-the-reason-will-surprise-you/

Modern Farmer magazine discovered that there is a movement among farmers abandoning genetically modified organisms (GMO) because of simple economics.
"We get the same or better yields, and we save money up front," crop consultant and farmer Aaron Bloom said of non-GMO seeds. Bloom has been experimenting with non-GMO seeds for five years and he has discovered that non-GMO is more profitable.

The re-converts to non-GMO seeds are not hippies but conservative Midwestern farmers who are making a business decision, Modern Farmer discovered. They are switching back to natural seed because it is more profitable — not because of any ideology.

"Five years ago the [GMO seeds] worked," said farmer Christ Huegerich, who along with his father planted GMO seeds. "I didn't have corn rootworm because of the Bt gene, and I used less pesticide. Now, the worms are adjusting, and the weeds are resistant. Mother Nature adapts."
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A number of deep space missions have imaged plumes at Io, Enceladus, and other smaller bodies. These phenomena provide valuable information regarding these bodies. To date, this imagery has been captured fortuitously. The ability to utilize onboard processing to conduct campaigns capturing large numbers of images and to detect when a plume event is occurring would open up new mission paradigms. Extended temporal campaigns could provide comprehensive detail on these events' frequency and character.
This software enables detection of plumes and obtrusions from irregularly shaped bodies. It finds convex hull from edge detection. It is very computationally efficient, and works with irregularly shaped bodies.
Onboard plume detection will enable much more efficient monitoring of outbursts and other dynamic phenomena. These techniques can enable a new class of missions to conduct long-term continuous monitoring of moons, planets, and comets.
This work was done by David R. Thompson, Steve A. Chien, Daniel Q. Tran, and Rebecca Castano of Caltech; and Ronald Greeley and Melissa Bunte of Arizona State University for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NPO-48432
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It was heralded as "one of the biggest archaeological finds in history," according to The Leicester Mercury. The remains of Richard III that was discovered in a Greyfriars car park in February 2013 is now in question.
Professor Michael Hicks the head of history at the University of Winchester and Professor Martin Biddle director of the Winchester Research Unit and an archaeologist have questioned the validity of the remains.
Hicks is keen to debate that the remains could be possibly anyone who was in any of the War of the Roses Battles. Richard wad killed in the 1485 Battle of Bosworth. He contends that "lots of other people who suffered similar wounds could have been buried in the choir of the church where the bones were found," speaking in a BBC History Magazine exclusive.
He continued: "I'm not saying that it's not Richard – it's perfectly conceivable that it is – but we are not in a position to say with any confidence that it's him. Similarly, while the curved spine suggests the skeleton is Richard's, the presence of scoliosis does not represent conclusive proof."
Professor Biddle also voiced his concerns in the magazine interview: "We also know very little about the graves in the east end of the church. How many burials were made there in the three centuries of the friary's existence, and indeed after the battle of Bosworth? Without further excavation there is no way of knowing, and hence no certainty about the burial that it has been claimed was that of Richard III."
Phllipa Langley who funded the excavation also weighed in on Hicks' assertions and defended the claim that indeed it is Richard III. "Taking a skeptical view is good for vigorous debate, but to say it cannot be claimed 'with any confidence' that this is Richard is quite puzzling. Given the totality of the evidence, it can surely be said with considerable confidence. Hicks says that there may have been 'lots of people with similar wounds': perhaps he could name one who fits the bill?"
The University of Leicester is negating the claims by both professors. A spokesman for the University told The Leicester Mercury: "The strength of the identification is that different kinds of evidence all point to the same result."
The spokesperson added: "Professor Hicks is entitled to his views but we would challenge and counter them. Our forthcoming papers will demonstrate that many of his assumptions are incorrect."
According to the University of Leicester online here is how the identification was made:
- The University of Leicester said the identification was made by combining different lines of evidence, including:
- The location of the grave matches the information provided by John Rous, a contemporary and one-time friend of Richard III's.
- The skeleton – including the age of the man, general build, injuries inflicted around the time of death and the scoliosis.
- Radiocarbon dating places the date of the skeleton to the period of Richard III's death.
- Preliminary isotope analysis suggests an individual with a high-quality diet.
- The nature of his burial /grave is also unusual for Leicester at the time, but fits with the known facts around Richard's burial.
- Two direct female-line descendants of Richard's sister, Anne, were found to share a rare mitochondrial DNA type with the remains.
For further in-depth analysis The University of Leicester has set up a page titled: "Is it Richard III?" It may be found by visiting this link: The University of Leicester.
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While there has been an emphasis on improving safety along corridors, it is equally important to focus on identifying potential safety issues at intersections.
A GS&P-designed intersection in Tennessee
As non-vehicular modes of transportation become increasingly popular, cities are working to address the safety needs of all modes of transportation, including vehicles, bikers and pedestrians. While there has been an emphasis on improving safety along corridors, it is equally important to focus on identifying potential safety issues at intersections. Intersections are a point in our roadway system where various traffic movements and modes of transportation directly conflict with one another. Signalized intersections naturally create a risk, but unsignalized intersections can pose a more serious driving hazard.
Under our District 7 Access Management Safety Studies contract with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Gresham, Smith and Partners has been working to address high crash locations within the District, which covers five counties in the Tampa Bay area. Specifically, we were tasked with evaluating 100 unsignalized intersections that had the highest crash severity index, which is determined by the number of fatal and serious injury crashes, and identifying short-term, mid-term and long-term solutions to identify and address future roadway improvement projects.
Based on initial discussions with FDOT's District 7 and Central Office staff, we learned that the state's top safety issues included rural lane departure crashes, intersection crashes, distracted drivers, wrong way drivers, and pedestrian and bicycle safety. To begin addressing FDOT's concerns, we employed the strategies outlined in the 2016 Florida Strategic Highway Safety Plan, a set of guidelines created to reduce fatalities and injuries on Florida's roadways, as well as provide multimodal accommodations. The plan shifts the focus from corridors to intersections, evaluating safety conditions as they relate to all users. To reduce the frequency and severity of crashes at intersections and reduce conflict risks, the plan suggests reviewing operations and safety for all intersection users, as well as evaluating crash data hot spots.
As we analyzed the high crash locations, our team worked to identify potential safety issues and remedial actions. In addition, the Federal Highway Administration's Crash Modification Factors (CMF) Clearinghouse allowed us to use lifecycle cost and net present value formulas to do a benefit-cost analysis in determining viable improvements.
The FHWA's Crash Modification Factors Clearinghouse uses lifecycle cost and net present value formulas to do a benefit-cost analysis, which helps determine future projects.
As an example, when applied to the intersection of SR 45 (US 41) and Carson Drive in Pasco County, Florida, the CMF Clearinghouse analysis recommended the following short-term improvements:
- Install a high-visibility crosswalk across Carson Drive;
- Close the westbound median opening;
- Extend the southbound left-turn lanes;
- Install additional signage; and
- Install stop bars at the driveways in proximity to the intersection.
Proposed improvements for SR 45 (US 41) at Carson Drive to create a safer unsignalized intersection.
After analyzing FDOT's 100 high crash locations and using the FHWA's Crash Modification Factors Clearinghouse, I drew two conclusions about addressing roadway safety at unsignalized intersections. First, I believe the focus on safety should shift from corridors to intersections, as the higher-risk locations need continuous safety monitoring. Second, I think that while long-term improvement projects may be inevitable at some locations, a number of short-term and mid-term improvements can take care of many roadway deficiencies. For improvements to be efficient, however, on-going processes should build off of previous improvements.
As transportation engineers and planners, it's important that we encourage safe environments that support motorized and non-motorized modes of transportation. The number of pedestrians and bikers is growing, making intersection safety even more important. By working to identify high crash locations and developing both short-term and long-term improvement plans to address these areas, we can create communities that support all modes of transportation.


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If you find yourself struggling to maintain a healthy weight or simply looking to lose those last few pounds, it might be time to consider adding some specific functional foods to your diet. Although very different in taste, shape, and texture, these three "fitness foods" can contribute to health by boosting your metabolism and satisfying cravings.
Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne pepper is another whole food that can rev up your metabolism without adding calories. This hot pepper received its name from the city of Cayenne in French Guiana and is made from dried pods of strong chili pepper. The spicy flavor of the cayenne pepper is due to the active component "capsaicin," which then facilitates a heat-producing effect to your system that can lift the metabolism and burn fat. The body actually incinerates calories and fat as your body temperature begins the cooling process to adjust to the initial heat of the pepper. The effect also increases the healthy blood flow of your circulatory system and can clear out your arteries of excess triglycerides, fat, and bad cholesterol. Research done by scientists at Purdue University in Indiana discovered that by adding a 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to every meal increased 25 participants' metabolism and caused the body to burn an extra 10 calories on its own. In addition, participants who normally ate spicy meals slashed an average of sixty calories at each meal if the pepper was added.
This pepper packs a lot of heat, but in powder form, it can create a zesty addition to your soups, salsa, or guacamole. You can also shake up your traditional dressings and BBQ sauces with a hint of cayenne, or simply get your filling by adding a teaspoon of the spice to a glass of water for an extra kick. Try exploring both whole cayenne peppers as well as Fairway Market's plethora of dried spice versions.
Green Tea
The origins of green tea can be traced back over 4,000 years to China, where the leaves from the Camellia sinensis plant were steeped in hot water as a beverage and used for medicinal purposes. Presently, the light and refreshing flavor of green tea is most widely known as a strong source of antioxidants such as polyphenols. A specific type of polyphenol found in green tea is called EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), which is an active enzyme that has been shown to increase your metabolic rate without adding calories, resulting in accelerated weight loss. The caffeine content that is found in green tea pairs with the EGCG to activate the central nervous system. Working together, they can create a heat-producing effect in your body that can burn fat as fuel. One study published in the Journal of Nutrition exemplified the fat-burning effects of green tea combined with additional caffeine and an exercise plan in obese patients over a twelve week period. Not only does green tea help promote healthy weight loss, but acts as an immune booster since the antioxidants also facilitate the prevention of producing free radicals, which can be the source of many illnesses including cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Fairway Market has a wide selection of teas, including a number of variations of green tea.
Grapefruit can be added to your list of dietary must-haves as it is another delicious source to aid in your weight control endeavors. It has a relatively low amount of calories and is a vitamin C-enriched citrus fruit. The grapefruit was first discovered in the islands of Barbados, and it is thought to be a cross between the pomelo and sweet orange. This tangy bitter fruit received its name due to its ability to grow in clusters, much like grapes.
Nutritionally, the grapefruit is a fat-free food which is high in fiber. It has a unique property of being somewhat filling and can therefore satisfy your appetite and cravings. One study completed at Scripps College demonstrated the weight-loss benefits of grapefruit. Of the 100 participants involved in the study, those who ate a grapefruit with each meal lost 3.6 pounds on average, and those who drank a serving of juice saw an average decrease of 3.3 pounds. This research speculated that the different properties of grapefruit can decrease insulin levels and support weight loss. The grapefruit is also a great source of iron, calcium, potassium, and antioxidants. You can enjoy grapefruit an endless number of ways by tossing it in salad, adding to your favorite smoothie recipe, or simply enjoy the fruit on its own with a dash of sprinkled sugar. That's one sweet solution to reaching a healthy weight.
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It's a Good Week for the Justice System
- Condee will be facing a subpoena soon, along with more than a dozen other intelligence officials, in an espionage case regarding how Israeli groups have been used to shape Middle Eastern foreign policy.
- God is just, y'all, and the courts have a great way of proving it. I am happy to tell you that hate monger Fred Phelps and his kin are being sued into the ground for protesting at a funeral. God be praised.
- There is a new president on the books, folks. An Australian court found that a spider bite is no excuse for rape. In case you were ever planning on using that excuse, stare decisis, beeyotch.
BOO! Ha! Gotcha!
- Not all journalists are brave, as evidenced by these Halloween hijinks at the news desk.
- Even George Bush knows that Cheney is so evil, he doesn't need a Halloween costume. So instead, Cheney owned up to being the Darth Vader of this administration, by dressing his dog up for Halloween.
- Homeowner hide-n-seek results in law suit. Secret Mold room makes itself known with a hand-written note from the previous owner reading, "You Found It!"
Great Inventions of the 21st Century
- Good news for bullied nerds world-wide! There is now Wedgie Proof Underwear! Soon to come, swirly-proof headgear.
- Speaking of toilets, women who apparently take flying butt-leaps into the toilets and fail to notice that their male co-habitators have left the toilet seat up can finally stop falling into that porcelain pond. A too-oft scolded 9-year-old in Iowa has invented the Privy Prop for the "up-standing urinators" out there.
Eeks for Entertainment
- Entertainment junkies like me are in for a rough year, for the Writers of Hollywood are going on strike on Monday.
- Blockbuster is going down fast, loosing half a million customers in one fell swoop. Good Riddance, they say. Oh, and "woops."
- Stephen Colbert was rejected by the Democratic Party. If Stephen Colbert can't get on the ballot, who can?
Cash Cows
- Looking for a place to claim as your own? There's a town in Texas up for sale on eBay! No word on whether the 4 residents are included in the package.
- Cash Couch, actually. At least when there's a Baroque painting hidden inside.
Technological Advances
- Google is bringing Social "Everywhere." You don't actually have to be with anyone at any given place to be social wherever you are!
- YouTube brings on user generated ads debut: Mac ad based off an 18-year-old's fan-vid.
Bad News Bears
- Pipe bomb hitch-hikes its way to America's largest Nuclear Power Plant. Granted, it only would have blown up the tire's truck and fizzled, and it was intercepted, but still.
- Cali can't catch a break. First fires, then a 100 car pile-up. When it rains it pours. Except it doesn't rain, 'cause it's California.
- Musharraf suspends constitution in the name of emergency measures due to Islamic extremism. *sigh*
Holy What-a?
- Sweet Jesus. Literally. Savory, sculptured Savior. Catholics don't want to chow down on a confectionary Christ. Transubstantiation or bust!
- Ireland says, "No Driving after Partaking of Communion!" ... How much do they drink at the table of the Lord?
What the Hell?
- Ah-nahld announced that he decided to run for Governor while sitting in his hot tub. That's something you might've wanted to keep a secret, Mr. Freeze.
- Dancing dentist missteps during drilling and injures patient. ...What?