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Robert, how could you not phone K.Stew and congratulate her on her stellar Oscar presenter appearance, especially after she attended the event on crutches?
Robert Pattinson, you're usually a total gentleman AND an all-around great guy — you need to give your on-off girlfriend Kristen Stewart a much needed phone call!
Rob, I understand that you initiated a trial separation from Kristen and that you're really trying to keep your space while you shoot The Rover in Australia.
You've never gotten over Kristen's affair with Snow White & the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, HollywoodLife.com has learned. You tried because Kristen begged your forgiveness and worked so hard to win you back.
But her cheating still bothered you. We get that, and it's totally understandable. It's very hard for any couple – especially a young one – to survive a cheating episode.
Since you believe so strongly in monogamy, and may have even wanted to marry Kristen, it must have been even more difficult for you to get back together– which you did for a while.
Rob, You Should Have Been Clearer About The Trial Separation
In fact, you reconciled so well that Kristen was blindsided by your "trial separation" suggestion before you left for Australia, HollywoodLife.com learned.
But Rob, you clearly didn't fully explain your feelings and how serious you were about the separation, to Kristen before she left.
She wasn't prepared for your sudden minimal contact with her, and we learned that she was on the verge of tears all through Oscar's night, hoping for a call or text from you, as support.
"Kristen Stewart was VERY depressed at the Oscars," an insider told us. "She thought Robert Pattinson would at least call and congratulate her (for her presenting appearance) but he didn't at all. She kept her phone near her and checked it for texts, but they never came."
Rob, you have to have a little sympathy for Kirsten. She cut her foot badly before the the big night and had to come on crutches. She also may have had a cold – her voice was really hoarse. Nevertheless, she was a total trooper!
KStew Still Looked Stunning At The Oscars
No cancelling for Kristen! She looked beautiful in her ivory strapless Reem Acra gown and bravely smiled her way down the long red carpet.
When she appeared on stage with Daniel Radcliffe to present the Oscar for Best Production Design, even he said he wish he had carried her out – he felt so badly about her injured foot!
So Rob, why couldn't you at least text her and say, "Hey, I'm proud of you"? Aren't you planning to at least stay friends with your ex? You two have known each other for at least five years. You've shared so many wonderful experiences and times together.
I know Kristen hurt you, but no one feels worse about her behavior than she does, and she's tried so hard to make it up to you.
The thing is, Rob, you kind of left Kristen dangling, and if you really were going to just break up with her, you should have just made it a clean split.
That way, at least KStew would know where she totally stands and wouldn't keep hoping for your call like she did on Oscar night.
Rob, you really owe her a phone call in which you're honest about your feelings. If you want a permanent split – tell her.
But if you seriously want to keep the door open, then instead, tell her what a great job she did and how beautiful she looked.
In either case – call her! Don't you agree HollywoodLifers? Should Rob call Kristen? Let me know and vote below!
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Posted at 1:02 PM on March 1, 2013
Rob is a dumb.I think.
He should forgive her. after all judgement that she had,
she never stop ending to win his heart.
It's prove that kristen really love him no matter what he does and no matter what the fans of rob said and no matter how difficult it is,
she keep trying to win his heart.
So if rob doesn't forgive her, he has a big mistake because he gave up and be looser.
Posted at 11:23 AM on February 28, 2013
Kristen & Robert have NOT been on a 'trial separation' and I can prove it based on their actions over the past three years. Search for 'Misfit Chick's paparazzi blogspot' for the scoop that INCLUDES PETITIONS for the paps to reform their OWN LIFEBASHING WAYS. Set these two FREE by SIGNING THEM!!
Posted at 11:05 AM on February 28, 2013
Robert Pattinson owes Kristen Stewart nothing; she f–ked another man while being in a relationship with Robert and while living her slutty self in his HOME! Kristen needs to move on and leave Robert the hell alone; he's moving on. Kristen should have given more thought to her actions before spreading those young legs for Rupert Sanders. Go find Rupert and leave Robert alone!
Posted at 11:30 AM on February 28, 2013
Cat Lauren
Posted at 1:46 AM on March 4, 2013
Who made you judge and jury? Do you think you are holier than anyone else? Get over it, and she did NOT F**k another man. Get your facts straight before blabbing on the internet. It's getting so tiresome hearing anyone who thinks they are better than she is and not even know her personally. What hypocrites you are. You are just so addicted to writing the same old sh*t about someone you don't know. Get a life. Oh, and don't tell me you don't give a flying f**k about what I just said, because I don't care.
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1. Grind in Thermomix for 1 minute on speed 9:
- 250g spelt grain
2. Add and mix on speed 4-5 until all mixed in, using spatula if needed to help it along:
- 750g plain unbleached spelt flour
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons dry yeast
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons coarse salt
- 750g lukewarm water (needs to be lukewarm, or rising time will be longer)
You don't have to knead it, or mix it for very long, only until all the flour is mixed in.
3. Scrape the wet, sticky dough out of the Thermomix into a large plastic container or dough bucket with a lid that is fitted, but not completely airtight. Allow the mixture to rise at room temperature for about 2 hours, or until it has risen to it's height and then collapsed, or has flattened on the top. Longer rising times, up to 5 hours, will not harm the result, and will help to increase digestibility.
4. You can use some of the dough now, or you can place it in the fridge for whenever you need it. It's a lot easier to work with if you refrigerate it first, as it's less sticky. So for your first loaf, it's probably easier to put it in the fridge for at least three hours first.
5. Baking Day: First, prepare a pizza peel (or a cutting board or pizza tray with baking paper on it) by sprinkling it with cornmeal or wholemeal spelt flour. Sprinkle the top of the dough in the container with some flour to make it less sticky when you pull some out. Pull out a grapefruit sized chunk of dough, hold it in your hand and add a little more flour to the outside of it, so it won't stick to your hands. Don't knead it or squeeze it - just gently stretch the surface of the dough around to the bottom, turning as you go, and gather it under to form a smooth ball, then place it on the floured tray/peel.
6. Rest the dough on the peel/tray to rise, uncovered. It will take 40 minutes to rise altogether - you won't see a lot of rising during this time, but it will rise more in the oven. After 20 minutes, turn oven on to 230 degrees C (450 degrees F) with a baking stone placed on middle rack. (If you don't have a baking stone you can use a heavy based tray or flat cast-iron pan. I used a cast-iron pan the first time and it worked really well.) Place an empty grill tray in the bottom of the oven or on another rack.
7. Once you've turned the oven on to preheat, dust the bread with wholemeal flour or cornmeal and slash a 1/4 inch deep pattern with a sharp knife - criss cross, diagonal, tic-tac-toe, or a 'sun ray' pattern as on the couronne loaf above. Leave to rise for the remaining 20 minutes.
8. After the 20 minute preheat, open the oven and quickly slide the loaf off the pizza peel or tray, onto the baking stone (or tray or cast-iron pan). Quickly pour a cup or two of hot water into the empty grill tray and close oven door to trap the steam.
9. Bake for 30 minutes, or until crust is nicely browned and firm - the dough inside won't dry out because it's so moist. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack. Crust will soften a bit at first, but will firm up again after cooled.
10. Store remaining dough in the fridge in lidded container and use it over the next 14 days. Allowing the dough to mature over a couple of days will improve the flavour and texture. Cut off and shape loaves as you need them - only bake what you can use in a day as it gets quite tough after a day or so. You can have a couple of different doughs maturing in the fridge at different stages, some with herbs mixed in, some plain... check out the website or book for lots of ideas. Have fun!
Note: When you're ready to make a new batch of dough, there's no need to wash out the container from the last batch - just scrape the aged dough down and incorporate it into the new dough and it will give you a head start on the sourdough flavour!


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Is Intel Going Hollywood?
Linux was designed originally for the X86 platform. One of the core legacies of that platform was its openness. Will that legacy last?
Last month in Saving the Net, I sounded a warning about the carriers' threats to restrict the flow of "content" in the Net, to serve their own purposes, as well as those of the "content industry".
Now Intel is not only pushing Viiv as a new platform, but launching a new branding strategy, substituting "leap ahead" for its "intel inside" slogan. Both signal a re-alignment with the content industry, and a shift of core mareting interest away from the computer industry. Are they changing sides, from Silicon Valley to Hollywood?
Those sides are real. Just a ask Professor Lessig.
In PR pushes like this one (believe me, the timing and messages here are highly orchestrated), you have to read between the lines. Let's start with BusinessWeek's January 9 cover story, where we have this:
...the famous Pentium brand will be slowly phased out. In its place: a troika of brands, two of them freshly minted. Viiv (rhymes with "alive") is the name of a new chip for home PCS, designed to replace your TiVo (TIVO ), stereo, and, potentially, cable or satellite set-top box. It will be able to download first-run movies, music, and games, and shift them around the home. Intel also will launch a set of notebook PC chips under the three-year-old Centrino brand, as well as so-called dual-core chips, which will put two processor cores on one sliver of silicon. The new brand "Core" will be put on products that don't meet the specifications of the Viiv or Centrino platforms. The effort is winning high-profile support. On Jan. 10, Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL ), which has never used Intel's chips before, is expected to be one of the first companies to offer products with the dual-core chips.
In a related interview, Intel CEO Paul Otellini says this about Apple and Viiv:
Apple really brings to the Intel family of customers is their innovation. They [have an] ability to not just mix hardware and software, which is unique, but also to drop software upgrades rather frequently to take advantage of hardware changes....
[When it comes to design], they are a front-runner -- people copy some of their design elements. I believe as they start taking advantage of some of our lower-power products...it will drive a trend toward smaller, cheaper, cooler...
I actually think Viiv is a world changer. Independent of the hardware as it evolves, it's DRM-agnostic, but it protects everything. It allows you to move things in a free fashion, but still maintain the desire of the content owners to get paid for what they do. It will change the business models of entertainment and theaters and Hollywood, and it will be for the benefit of consumers.
Looks to me like the content business is getting the platform it wants, from a company that very much wants to be its partner.
One grace of the "Wintel" platform over the last fifteen years has been a wide opening for Linux to grow, first as an alternative OS, and then as the mainstream standard -- at least for servers. Will it have the same advantages when Intel's primary partners are in the consumer electronics (Apple included) rather than the PC industry?
Given my exchange with Paul Otellini at PC Forum three years ago (when he weaseled about the reasons why Centrino was released without Linux device drivers), I'm not optimistic about the prospects -- at least where end user devices are concerned. Servers, again, are another matter.
But I know there is plenty of open source and Linux advocacy inside Intel (pun intended).
It will be very interesting to see how this plays out in the next two weeks, first at CES, and then at Macworld, where Steve Jobs is sure to unveil new Intel-based gear in his keynote on January 10.
I'll be at both shows.
And I'll take your questions with me. Put them in the comments section below.
Doc Searls is Senior Editor of Linux Journal
Personally I've always
Personally I've always admired Apple strategy of innovations
Will any of these chips
Will any of these chips support older operating systems and older versions of windows?
Possible DRM nightmare ?
I have long had considerable concerns about the potential for DRM technology to be abused, without malice, in a way that creates a kind of ¨identity theft¨ nightmare for someone who is selling, donating, or throwing away a computer, or who has had a computer go lost or stolen. If none of these situtations is a problem for the technology then there are usually other vulnerabilties involving network security, token counterfitting, or compromised databases, that could cause their own problems. The few DRM strategies that I have reviewed address the latter concerns, but not the former.
What mechanisms exist in this implementation of the technology to retard or prevent such abuse?
What steps could a person pruchasing a computer with this technology take to protect themselves from such a situtation?
What steps could they take if they found themselves in such a situation in spite of their precautions?
Does this implementation of the technology pose any protection of privacy concerns?
On the other hand a form of
On the other hand a form of DRM technology may be here to stay, as the only way record companies can combat piracy.
More about Hollywood
Here's an interesting piece about the distance between the vectors of Hollywood and the Silicon Valley.
Doc Searls is Senior Editor of Linux Journal
Intels Changes
I was wondering if AMD is going to follow suit or if they would support linux for individuals
I don't think so.
don't think they would ever agree to do that. They've never done it before and I've head they never would.
I beleive you are wrong, and
I beleive you are wrong, and that they dont support the above operating systems.
Is VIIV just marketing or is there a technical angle?
Is VIIV simply a new marketing term for the natural evolution of the x86 processor line or is this some technical meat to it?
Everything VIIV is supposed to do can be done with existing chips, so is there anything really new or is this just the "mainstreaming" of what those of us on the leading/bleeding edge have already been doing?
Or as some as indicating, is it a massive spin campaign to coverup that the only real "features" are forced DRM being inflicted on the mass market versus the selective DRM we have today?
Because people REALLY want to know...
Illegal drugs are at least a big of a problem as copyright violation in the world today. In fact many of the artists promoted by Hollywood and the American recording industry include many positive drug related references in their scripts and lyrics. So the question is : Would you endorse forced illicit drug testing for all artists, actors and executives involved in content production?
Over 11,000 people die in America each year at the hands of gun violence. The USA has the highest murder rate in the developed world. So the question is : Would you endorse taking away the legal capability of all Americans to bare arms?
In the USA there are over 12,000 speeding-related traffic deaths per year. The technological capability exists to install a "governor" in every new automobile which would deny the driver the ability to exceed the speed limit. So the question is : Would you endorse restricting access to roads and highways to only vehicles that have such a speed restriction system installed?
( If the questioned person says yes to any of the above then pass the quote along to the Hollywood/recording/NRA/automobile media, bloggers and lobby groups etc)
Spam advertising and spyware has become a major problem for computer users. The DRM capability that Intel is offering to content providers would also be available to those wanting to abuse those same user restrictions. Intel is effectively offering the ability to hide malicious content or deny access to content needed to gather evidence for the basis of a complaint. So the question becomes: Why are you offering up this ability to content providers when it denies the owners of the computer the ability to protect themselves?
Whether it is a war on drugs, gun, or road crime restrictive and technological solutions that lock the end users out of the ability to make personal decisions perform actions are effectively a fundamental violation of a person's civil rights, even if taking that action could violate the law of the land.
Even though illicit drug consumption is against the law, wholesale drug testing would be seen as a violation of a persons right to privacy. In fact most American courts would not accept evidence gathered though such an action.
Even though gun related crime is a major problem, taking away the right for any citizens to bare arms would leave them at risk from criminals who would ignore the law as a matter of course.
Even though speeding is a major problem, there are cases it is needed for safety. Overtaking vehicles may require the driver to exceed the speed limit to safely avoid oncoming traffic. Also there are rare cases, such as transporting someone requiring urgent medical treatment, where the even the courts have found that exceeding the speed limit was preferable to the affected person's demise.
While making a copy of copyrighted content may seem trivial in comparison to the examples in the above three paragraphs, remember that Intel along with Adobe and Microsoft is talking of offering this same DRM technology for business, legal and even governmental documents. The ability to blow the whistle on suspect dealings, and pass copies along to the press and even authorities, may be severely restricted in the future.
So the final question to everybody has become: Why should the consumers and citizens have to put up with DRM restrictions on their general purpose computers that they own?
Will any of these chips run
Will any of these chips run 95, 98, xp, or Linux?
Intel (not inside)
Doc, could there be a simpler explanation to Intel dropping the "inside." Could it be that a part of the negotiations with Apple included the branding-god Steve Jobs probable balking at dilluting the Apple brand by running that awful "chime" logo at the end of every TV ad? Could Jobs have said, "We'll use your chips if you give us the co-op ad dollars but not require us to bastardize what everyone knows is the most effective brand advertising in (remember, this is Jobs talking) the history of the world"? Intel, willing to do anything to get the Apple business, probably bowed down to Jobs' request. And if so, will Dell, etc., not require the same concessions? Solution: Do away with the "Intel Inside" chime for everyone. Just my theory: You can ask the question.
Intel (not inside)
I'm sure you're right. Jobs would never profane the exterior of an Apple product with any other company's branding. Nor would he consider Apple anybody's "OEM". Which is why I'm also sure getting co-op dollars are not part of the reasoning here. Apple probably never took any kind of co-op money from Motorola or IBM for the chips in Macs since '84.
Read what Otellini says about Apple being an innovator and all that. It's clear that Apple is leading Intel in ways that Dell, Sony, Toshiba and Acer never did, and never could, since they have for years been executing designs for Microsoft computers. They were, and remain, Microsoft OEMs. Clones, as we used to say. Apple is the living embodiment of the AntiClone.
What the world wants and needs, however, is not just a choice between Microsoft and Apple silos. We need an open hardware platform for personal computing. I want to know if what Intel's doing with Viiv discourages that. I suspect it doesn't, even as it encourages all the DRM obsessives to cripple hardware.
But will any hardware maker come out with open PCs and Laptops ready to run anybody's OS, especially Linux?
That's one thing I'll be wondering at CES.
Doc Searls is Senior Editor of Linux Journal
Could Sun be setting itself up to fill this hole?
I read this article and I gasped. But could SUN come through for everyone by open sourcing it's SPARC architecture? Could Intel, by trying to force people into their new system actually help bring back a dying architecture! How cool would a $600 SPARC laptop with UBUNTU be?
Open source SPARC
Sun has already open-sourced SPARC. Or so Jonathan Schwartz told me when I interviewed him on stage at the Syndicate conference last month. (The recorded podcast should be out soon.)
A cheap SPARC laptop with UBUNTU, or any Linux, would be way cool.
Doc Searls is Senior Editor of Linux Journal
Cheap SPARC laptop with UBUNTU...
I think you mean "wicked cool," rather than "way cool." :-)
I hope I am not out of line adding some levity to a good technical discussion. If so, I will just head back to Slashdot with my tail between my legs. (I know I will have to wait a while before anyone mods me +1 funny here.)
Thanks for the wicked cool insight and for asking the tough questions, Doc.
Its all part of the master plan...
I think the strategy evidenced by this move, dovetails quite nicely with the apparent "master plan
the Entertainment Industry
RE your comment "the group with their hooks deepest into the flesh of the Government is the Entertainment Industry", I see it a little differently. The governemnt IS the entertainment industry... of corporate America. Of industry. Of the military. The latter IS the government. What we refer to as our government is all a show. It's called the Democracy Show and it ain't real.
about mobile phones
Well, it depends on the phone. There is a great progress with mobile phones and currently there are phones with over 400 MHz processors. Such example would be a model of Anextek that has 400 MHz Intel PXA255 processor. I cannot NOTmention the Asus P505 Pocket PC Phone which has 520 MHz Intel XScale processor! My first PC was 200MHz so that is just amazing how fast the technologies are developing!
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Story of Lee: Young Women Should Eat this One Up.
January 24, 2011 by NBM
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On Elephant Man by Greg Houston, while Robot 6 on CBR thought it "a bit too self-aware and a bit too in love with how "zany" it is," Chris Mautner also went on to say: "Still, I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh several times and the plot is a lot tighter than […]
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Find out about Sean Michael Wilson, the author of our Story of Lee and editor of Ax:Alternative Manga, and Scotsman writing manga in Japan, in a great article in the paper The Scotsman. "It's always awesome to see Dungeon come out. Dungeon Monstres Vol. 3: Heartbreaker is one of the better duo piece graphic novels […]
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January 12, 2011 by NBM
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December 25, 2010 by Sean Michael Wilson/ Chie Kutsuwada
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First responders airlifted a seriously injured man from a beach in Jervis Inlet after the 24-year-old crashed his aluminum boat into a rocky shoreline on Feb. 27.
The man was travelling from Egmont to the Malibu Club when the accident happened about 26 km north of Egmont on Thursday. Immediately after the crash he activated the locator beacon onboard his boat.
"At 5 p.m. we got called by our mission coordination centre in Trenton. What they do is monitor distress beacons that operate to satellites," said Jeff Olsson of the Joint Rescue Coordinator Centre (JRCC) in Victoria. "It's an international system that aircraft, planes and also personal beacons use to announce distress. This one was called a personal locator beacon so you press a button and it says 'come get me I'm in trouble.'"When the JRCC couldn't contact the captain of the boat they dispatched the Powell River Coast Guard as well as a search and rescue plane and helicopter that were stationed in Abbotsford.
Just before rescue crews arrived, Olsson said the JRCC received a call from a worker at the Malibu Club who said she had been contacted by the injured boater.
"She'd got a call by SAT phone by a couple of loggers in the area who had been flagged down by the gentleman," Olsson said. "What had happened was the 24-year-old male, who was by himself on the 16 or 18 foot aluminum boat, had roared into the shoreline at speed, which left a big two-foot hole in the bottom of the boat and significant injuries to himself."
The search and rescue helicopter was used to lower paramedics onto the beach to attend to the man as there was no where safe to land.
After treating him on scene, the helicopter hoisted the man from the beach via a cable and took him to the Powell River airport where he was transferred to an air ambulance that flew him directly to Vancouver General Hospital. There he was treated for serious, but non-life threatening injuries, Olsson said.
The Coast Guard managed to salvage the man's boat and a local water taxi towed it back to Egmont for repair.
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Exermet is a prescription medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. The drug is commonly prescribed to overweight and obese diabetics because it can cause weight loss with regular use. Dieters cannot take Exermet unless they have been diagnosed with diabetes. The medication comes with a long list of potential side effects and possible drug interactions, which could cause more harm than good. As is the case with all prescription medications, especially those prescribed for diabetes, patients should always take medications as prescribed and make any potential side effects known to the prescribing physician.
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Exermet is a prescription medication currently available to treat type 2 diabetes. The medication is known to cause weight loss, so overweight and obese patients are often prescribed the medication with the hopes of reducing weight while keeping diabetes under control.
Common side effects reported by diabetic on Exermet include gas, nausea, loss of appetite and weight gain. We were slightly confused by weight gain being a possible side effect as Exermet is supposed to cause weight loss via reduced appetite.
Some of the potential side effects associated with Exermet include fatigue, reduced heart rate, pain in muscles and abdomen and fainting. These symptoms are associated with a life-threatening condition caused by Exermet and may not be experienced by all patients. Patients should not drink alcohol while taking the medication. Diabetics suffering from liver disease, heart failure, alcoholism or those prone to lactic acidosis should not take Exermet.
Exermet cannot be prescribed off –label for weight loss as only patients with diabetes can take the drug. Lactic acidosis can result if you do not have diabetes. Lactic acidosis can cause death.
- Exermet may help overweight or obese diabetics lose weight.
- The drug is approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often caused by excessive weight.
- There are many potential side effects associated with the drug.
- Patients taking other prescription medications like Tagamet should not take Exermet.
- Epinephrine can cause hypoglycemia, thus patients with severe allergic reactions should not take the drug.
Exermet may reduce appetite, leading to weight loss in overweight or obese diabetics. This prescription medication is NOT safe for off-label use as a weight loss medication, unless the patient is also diabetic. There is the potential for weight gain while taking Exermet, which could cause the opposite effect doctors are striving for.


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This wonderful book was one of my childhood favorites and is long out of print. The last time I searched for it at amazon.com there were no copies available, new or second hand, although apparently copies occasionally come up.
I'm taking the liberty of making some sections available, photographed from my tattered copy:
Chapter 1
with front back and back matter. A Matchbox Computer (PDF about 3 MBytes)
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Season 3 Episode 6 (S03E06)
Episode name: Misery Loves Company
Genre: Drama
Airs at: January 22, 2013, 8:00 pm ET
Network: ABC Family
Aria is down for the count when sidelined by the flu, so Hanna and Emily are on their own to follow up on a new clue. Surprisingly, Meredith steps up to help take care of Aria while her father is away, but when it starts to look like Meredith may have ulterior motives to her nursing Aria back to health, Hanna and Emily turn their attention towards saving their friend. Is Meredith just trying to start anew with Aria and be her number one fan, or is there reason for her friends to be concerned? Meanwhile, Spencer takes a break from all the sleuthing to surprise Toby for their anniversary.
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The Honda Racing Team J.A.S. completed their first test of the season yesterday at Valencia, where Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro completed nearly 300 kilometres at the wheel of the Honda Civic test car.
This brought the total amount of kilometres to more than 800 over the three days, from Wednesday to Friday, that were covered without any technical issue.
Tarquini was happy to sit again in the car he hadn't driven since last August's test at Portimão: "I was pleased to see that the Civic has made significant progress, which was the result of the experience gained in the three events of the past season. On the other hand I was disappointed to find that the track had been resurfaced. I had tested a lot there with SEAT, and I counted on that experience to evaluate the performance of our car. Unfortunately the new tarmac made impossible to make any comparison."
Tarquini and Monteiro focused on testing new parts that have been designed for the 2013 season. "This was our priority, because we had to verify and check some parts, like the suspension, that cannot be changed once the car is homologated. I am confident we have done a good job, especially because we had the confirmation that, following last Summer's tests, we were heading in the right direction."
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Pablo Gordy is a musician/producer from the Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago, IL. A multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, he writes, plays and sings all parts on his solo recordings fusing genres and styles from Funk, R&B, Blues, Rock, Latin Jazz and Electronic. Gordy released his first full-length solo album "Do You Know Louis?" in 2011. His second full length effort, "Mr. Slim and His Lost Souls" was released in 2012. Both records touched on various influences and were entirely composed and performed by Gordy.
Gordy also collaborated with songwriter/multi-instumentalist Nino Arobelidze forming a group named "Forbidden Knowledge" which released the 2012 album "Urbanismz". With a more Jazz influenced approach to funky riffs, Gordy and Arobelidze have also released singles and continue to record together.
Gordy is currently working on his third solo album "Naked Originators Union Local 917". It is scheduled for release on Ni Fu Ni Fa Records in 2014.
Pablo Gordy sat down and gave an interview about Ni Fu Ni Fa Records, his releases, collaborations and future projects.
Pablo Gordy's second album, "Mr. Slim and His Lost Souls" is a sonic journey through various genres using an overtly urban backdrop for its subjects. The first time I put the album on and listened to "Start", I was taken in by its infectious beat and by the guitar layering. The title track took me back to the days of Soul music booming out of stores and front porches. The third track, "Act Like You Know Me" made me beg the question - When did Prince have a love child with Pink Floyd (this may seem like an unfair comparison for an unknown artist, but when you listen to that song, you'll know what I mean)? By the time I got to "The Radio on the Playground (Carlos' Blues)", I was convinced I was listening to a unique artist who painstakingly put together tracks while keeping the sheer joy of making music. And the jams kept rolling after that.
The album itself is demanding of the listener. This is not an album that is easy to listen to in one sitting because there is so much to digest. That being said, Gordy's seemingly easy command of all the instruments he played struck me as impressive if only because the commitment to the full vibe of the record was never compromised for the sake of showing off. It appeared to me, upon first listening to it in its entirety, everything on the record had a purpose. This isn't a pop album full of hooks, even though there are plenty of hooks that stay in your head days after hearing them. Make no mistake about it, "Mr. Slim and His Lost Souls" at its core is a Funk and R&B record, but this album is also more of a tribute to influences, funk from the '70's and '80's, soul and rock from the '60's, old school latin jazz. The last tune on the record, "Boxes", mixes acoustic Rock with a soulful touch, but somehow holds on to the sound of the entire record. Maybe that's the best way to describe it. Somehow, Gordy made this work. The album reminds me of things I would buy as a young lad on vinyl and listen to it over and over again. - Paul Richards
Pablo Gordy is in the studio recording his third solo album, entitled "Naked Originators Union Local 917", due out in 2014.
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After crowdfunding website Indiegogo helped raise $50,000 for drug-detecting cups, DrinkSavvy glasses are set to hit the market this year. According to the New York Post, the innovative cups and straws change color if GHB, ketamine, or rohypnol is present in a drink. The product's inventor, Mike Abramson, came up with the idea after he fell victim to being drugged. "Within the past three years, three of my very close friends and myself have been the unwitting victims of being drugged. ... And I want to prevent it from happening to anyone else," he explained. The cups will first roll out for free at rape crisis centers next month, but Abramson hopes to expand to bars, clubs, colleges, and the public at some point in 2014.
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive cancer susceptibility syndrome. The phenotype includes developmental defects, bone marrow failure, and cell cycle abnormalities. At least eight complementation groups (A-H) exist, and although three of the corresponding complementation group genes have been cloned, they lack recognizable motifs, and their functions are unknown. We have isolated a binding partner for the Fanconi anemia group C protein (FANCC) by yeast two-hybrid screening. We show that the novel gene, FAZF, encodes a 486 amino acid protein containing a conserved amino terminal BTB/POZ protein interaction domain and three C-terminal Krüppel-like zinc fingers. FAZF is homologous to the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) protein, which has been shown to act as a transcriptional repressor by recruitment of nuclear corepressors (N-CoR, Sin3, and HDAC1 complex). Consistent with a role in FA, BTB/POZ-containing proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis, limb morphogenesis, hematopoiesis, and proliferation. We show that FAZF is a transcriptional repressor that is able to bind to the same DNA target sequences as PLZF. Our data suggest that the FAZF/FANCC interaction maps to a region of FANCC deleted in FA patients with a severe disease phenotype. We also show that FAZF and wild-type FANCC can colocalize in nuclear foci, whereas a patient-derived mutant FANCC that is compromised for nuclear localization cannot. These results suggest that the function of FANCC may be linked to a transcriptional repression pathway involved in chromatin remodeling.
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I'm in a bad mood.
I couldn't wait to get home!!! Mainly cause I wanted to curl up in my own bed under my comforter and with my half dozen pillows....but it rained in my room and not only could I grow a half acre of grass and rice in my carpet but it got my basketful of clean clothes and parts of my bed. So now I get to sleep on my own couch....HOWEVER...Seth invited one of his friends to spend the night Which means that I will have to stay up as late as them and watch their games until I can fall asleep. (This is making me cry!! DAMMIT I am so mad!!!)
AND... My sim card came in today...I had to go drive to the UPS place at 9 pm tonight to go get it from them. And I feel empty still....oh yeah it's cause I didn't get a phone tonight like I had been promised. ARGH!!!
AND Seth still hasn't bought me the paint I need for a project that I NEED to do this weekend so that a) I can get it out of the way and b) so that I have something to keep me busy.
I looked at my calendar and TODAY was the day I had planned on leaving for Arkansas. AND I'M NOT LEAVING TODAY! Which means my baby niece, whom I have yet to meet will be turning one without me this weekend. I won't get to see my best friend, or my best guy friend like I have been planning. And probly won't for a few more weeks!!!
I'm crying and I just want to break things!!!
I wanna be Godzilla and smash towns! Then I'll cry.
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Je suis dans une mauvaise humeur!!!
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Some days are crap. Sorry yours is today. Hope it gets better.
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hey I understand you and I can imagine what you are going through right now...
But try doing something which makes you really happy and comfortable, you may not have the things you wish for now but believe that you will get them sooner or later...
And just take a break from the situation you are in and introspect about all the things you have in life that you are grateful for... If possible write down each thing that you are grateful for and that makes you happy..
and see how this will help you change your mood :)
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Time: China's biggest threat is not its currency manipulation. GlobalPost: Obama deserves blame for the failure of Mideast peace talks. WSJ: Europe benefits from US protectionism.
Economic downturn risks threatening public support for free trade
Paul H. Rubin, professor of economics at Emory University, writes in the Wall Street Journal that professional economists agree that free trade is good for the global economy, and yet the public often supports protectionist, anti-outsourcing policies. He writes that politicians at times capitalize on the incorrect belief that there exists a limited number of jobs in the world.
QUOTE: One of the great triumphs of modern economics is the reduction in tariffs and other barriers to the free international flow of goods. Enough voters have been convinced of the benefits of free trade that it has generally been a winning political position, and those running on protectionist platforms do not do well in contemporary America. It would be a disaster if the current economic malaise reversed this situation.
China's size poses both challenges and opportunities
Columnist David Pilling writes in the Financial Times that China's sheer size has a profound impact on its challenges and opportunities. Its size impacts how its currency policy is viewed and its demand for resources. Its large internal market also enables it to quickly develop competitive industries.
QUOTE: China's size means it can't do anything without making waves. But it also gives it a much better chance of riding out the rough seas ahead.
China's biggest threat is not its currency manipulation
Journalist Fareed Zakaria writes in TIME that the real threat that China poses is not related to its currency policy but rather that it will move up the value chain. China's investment in human capital will pose a serious competition to the US economy.
QUOTE: China is beginning a move up the value chain into industries and jobs that were until recently considered the prerogative of the Western world. This is the real China challenge.
Republicans would be even worse for the economy
Columnist Nicholas Kristof writes in the New York Times that US Republicans attack the Obama administration and Democratic Party over the state of the US economy, but their proposals would create fewer jobs, worsen the deficit and increase the nation's income gap.
QUOTE: The Republican tax cut would lead to an even more gargantuan gap between rich and poor. As Warren Buffett has said: "There's class warfare, all right. But it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning."
Private sector fears slow economic recovery
Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, writes in the Financial Times that anxiety in the US private sector continues to hurt the economy and has defused much of the Obama administration's fiscal stimulus. Restructuring of the financial system and the large national debt keep the business community's fears alive.
QUOTE: The critical question, of course, is how much of a contraction in deficits and a decrease in the frenetic pace of new regulations can assuage the sense of a frightening future, allowing the natural forces of economic recovery to take hold.
Obama deserves blame for the failure of Mideast peace talks
Joel Brinkley, a professor of journalism at Stanford University, writes in GlobalPost that President Obama deserves much of the blame for the collapse of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Obama should have known, he argues, that US presidents have never been successful at pushing settlements as the key issue.
QUOTE: Now, because of settlements, the peace talks are moribund. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanayahu still has time to change his mind before the Arab League meets on Friday and almost certainly ratifies the Palestinians' decision to end the negotiations. After that, I can't see how the two sides can talk about peace again in the foreseeable future.
Europe benefits from US protectionism
An editorial in the Wall Street Journal argues that the US Democrats' protectionist policies have hurt the country's exports, while European countries have subsequently reaped the benefits of new trade deals.
QUOTE: Congratulations are due to US Democrats for the success of their recent export promotion initiative—at boosting exports between othercountries. Witness the trade deal the European Union and South Korea signed this week. There but for the foolishness of US protectionists could have gone America.
China holds all the power
Financial journalist Eric J. Weiner writes in the Los Angeles Times that China has been acting so aggressively with global powers like the United States and Japan because its leaders know that if necessary, China would win a trade war.
QUOTE: China could inflict real pain on the US without feeling it at home. For instance, by simply moving the maturities of some of its $850 billion in Treasury holdings from 90 days to 60 days, it could cause chaos in the US stock markets.
Seoul must prepare for a North Korean transition
Chief editorial writer Lee Chang-sup writes in the Korea Times that South Korea must respond to the likely leadership transition in North Korea by regularly consulting with the United States, China, Japan and Russia over the North's political situation; preparing its people for reunification; and persuading China to accept a unified Korea.
QUOTE: In 2012 when North marks the centennial of the Kim Il-sung's birth, the South will hold a presidential election. Kim Jong-il knows how to exploit a change of power in the South.
Moving beyond the dollar
Adrian Pabst, a lecturer in politics at the University of Kent and a visiting professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lille, writes in the Moscow Times that both China and the US are distorting free trade. He argues that Russia, Europe and Brazil should respond to this by creating a new global currency mechanism and eventually a new world reserve currency.
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El Anatsui's Gravity and Grace at Bass Museum Transforms Trash Into Art
The saying "One man's trash is another man's treasure" is taken literally with the opening of the latest art exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art.Photo by Andrew McAllister, Courtesy of the Akron Art Museum Portrait of El Anatsu
Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui features the work of Ghanaian-born artist El Anatsui. The exhibition was organized by Ellen Rudolph, former interim chief curator of the Akron Art Museum, the artist, and Jack Shainman Gallery in New York, and opens Friday, April 11. You can check it out through August 10, and it's worth it to see how your everyday trash can become priceless pieces of art.
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Anatsui, who has lived in Nigeria since 1978, resigned from his longtime position as a Professor of Art at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to fully pursue his passion of studio work. Anatsui's art has been cherished around the world and has been a part of private and public exhibitions, including in the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Centre Georges Pompidou, the Denver Art Museum, and plenty more. His rise to artistic prominence came after participating in the Venice Biennale in 1990 and 2007. In 2010, the Museum for African Art created a traveling retrospective of Anatsui's work called El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africa.
Anatsui's work featured in Gravity and Grace will showcase 12 large metal wall and floor sculptures as well as a series of drawings that reveal Anatsui's process. Wooden wall reliefs will remind fans of Anatsui's work of his experimentation with other materials and reflect back on the bigger metal pieces.
The influence for Anatsui's work comes from the artistic traditions found in Ghana, Nigeria, and the West, including the modernist and post-modern movements. Combining his personal concerns along with concerns shared by local communities and the world, Anatsui states that he's inspired by the "huge piles of detritus from consumption," particularly in Nigeria, where distilleries produce different brands of liquors in bottles that are eventually recycled. The aluminum tops, labels, and seals that aren't used are collected by Anatsui and turned into spectacular tapestry-like pieces. The collection of materials from the liquor bottles also reference the importance of liqour in the slave trade, reflecting the relationships between Africa, Europe, and the United States.
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Let's thank the volunteers serving on public boards, then show them the door: Tristram Korten's fine column on the Public Health Trust audits ("An Embarrassment of Audits," January 29) ought to be a lesson to this community on the consequences of placing public institutions in the hands of unelected private citizens. Each Public Health Trust (PHT) member deserves our thanks for serving, but let's be realistic about the limitations of such volunteer work.
At the PHT and other volunteer boards, the staffs of the institutions determine the path, and the board members provide oversight and advice. The board members must trust the staff to be forthright and act in the public interest. Board members have limited time and usually lack the technical experience necessary to challenge obscure or seemingly benign administrative decisions. Too often the result is that insiders can use unwitting board members to advance the private interests that encircle these public institutions. Of course the public can cry out to elected officials to put pressure on these boards, but in the end the board members are not accountable to voters.
As our community debates the future of an airport authority at MIA, one hopes the public will consider the numerous failed authorities of Miami's past and decide to demand reform from elected officials instead of accepting diminished voter control of public institutions.
Tom David
Every Penny Counts
Especially when they're going to a good cause like Humberto's devirgination: After reading Lee Williams's letter about Humberto Guida and his "BuzzIn" column ("Manhood Awaits," January 29), I want to be the first to pledge $3.17 toward a hooker for Humberto. That is how much I have in rolls of pennies in a jar on my dresser. I was saving for a bike, but this is more important.
I would like to say, however, that I thought Lee Williams had moved to New York City and that we were rid of him forever. Alas, I tithe on Sundays and this is what I get. So much for the power of God, huh?
If you ask me, I think Lee Williams has a crush. He sure spends a lot of time writing about how bad Humberto Guida's column is. Yeah, it's a little trite. But it looks like a plush gig to me, at least from a writer's standpoint. (I've dabbled some in my home city of Portland, Oregon.) Williams is gay, isn't he? If not, he's certainly latent.
Note to Guida: Son, stay off the dope. I could barely make out what you were trying to say in this week's "BuzzIn."
Once we get another 99 people to pledge the large sum that I have -- we're after quality here -- then Humberto, you only have to remember one thing: You're not paying her to sleep with you. You're paying her to get up, get dressed quietly, and leave.
Shane Oliver
Miami Beach
Let Me Try Again
This is what I meant to say about belly dance: This is in response to Tamalyn Dallal's letter ("Musty Old Letter Slings Mud," January 22) and to clarify my previous comments regarding Rebecca Wakefield's article "In the Belly of the Best" (December 4).
My chief complaint was that a somewhat comprehensive look at Miami's belly-dance scene included only select comments on the approach and presentation of other community members. For example, I wished to have seen more information about local musicians such as Fatahi. And what about Artemis, who I hear is a historian of the dance and its origins? What about Kira and Kahreen, who have been performing in South Florida for more than 25 years? What about Gigi Fayed, Samay, Myriam Eli, and Maja, who teach and perform? What about their dance history, awards, companies, workshops, their observations and aspirations for the community's future? Why weren't at least a few hundred words devoted to each of these topics in the 4000-word article?
I'm sorry that Ms. Dallal feels I offended her, but one can read between the lines and ask why. My intention was to point out what was missing, and I hope readers can see where other professionals lie. By the way, "In the Belly of the Best" is on permanent archive at www.miaminewtimes.com if anyone is interested. In my opinion, the readers' opinions greatly matter.
Barbara Lang
Letting Her Try Even
Once Was Too Much
Her belly-dance comments were, after all, ludicrous and deplorable: As the former opinion editor of UM's Miami Hurricane, I welcomed all letters, however complimentary or critical they might be, but always under the condition that they be thoughtful, well-argued, and free of unwarranted personal attacks on another's reputation. These are simple guidelines that most editors follow. But after reading the original letter from Barbara Lang ("Bellyache," January 15), it seems the editor of New Times would prefer a mud pit to an open marketplace of ideas.
After suffering through Ms. Lang's childlike lament against Rebecca Wakefield's article "In the Belly of the Best," it was reasonable to deduce that she never actually read the story in its entirety. Had she taken the time to read it through in a nonjudgmental manner, she would have found an unbiased, well-researched article full of illumination on the often misunderstood world of belly dance.


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Tesla's Electric Mist is now also available on the Amazon App Store as well, which means it's available on Android and Kindle Fire now.
Here's the link: Tesla's Electric Mist on Amazon So, if you've been holding off on joining our contest because you only have Android devices, well now's your chance. Make sure to leave us a review if you get it. |
Since I helped beta test I only have an ad-hoc version of the game, which basically means I can't post in iTunes no matter what. The developer was kind enough to allow me to re-post a blurb I posted about the game on a different web site, so here goes:
"While it may be true that a good tester is doing a developer a favor, I also consider it a privilege to be able to test games because it gives me a chance to play them ahead of time. I got the opportunity to help beta test this game, and I was so excited to see it finally come out. Teslas Electric Mist involves time travelling and an experiment gone wrong (two separate events), the crux of many a good science fiction story. You start off exploring a family home and soon find yourself in Colorado Springs in the late 1800s. The game contains more than 150 scenes to explore and dozens of puzzles to solve. There is plenty of challenge, but youll never feel like youve really gotten stuck anywhere. The graphics are among the best Ive seen in an iOS adventure game, and theres enough to do that youll never get bored. I do wish that more of these adventure games would up the ante on NPC interaction, because thats one thing I really enjoyed about the heyday of adventure gaming in the late 80s and early 90s. Other than that, this is one top notch product." I would have just posted the link to the post but for some reason I remember reading in the forum rules that wasn't allowed. Anyway, great game, and everyone that likes adventure games should get it [Edit] By the way, the developer has seen the original post, so he knows I'm not making this up |
Definetly one of the best adventure games out there, and optimized for iPhone 5!
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I posted in the other thread earlier, and have now finished the game. It's a fun point-click adventure game. There are objects you pick up along the way to open doors, solve puzzles, etc. Clues are written down automatically in a notebook. The map and hint system, seen via the notebook, are well implemented.
Possible spoiler regarding small glitch: •••Spoiler: I think I found a glitch at the end, but worked around it. I had the final mist color (I only had one color left (yellow), right coil on, mist showing the right color) but the device wouldn't open. I went back to the other two coils and turned them on/off again and it opened. So, not a big deal. Overall, a fun game that fans of point-click adventure games should enjoy. |
So how's the contest coming along? Will you be extending it for another 10 days?
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So guys, the contest didn't really get enough attention i guess, cause we only seem to have a handful on entries. We were hoping for at least 100 entries, and have extended the contest in hopes of that. But at this point, just to give an update, we are planning on drawing a winner around the first part of next month regardless of how many entries there are at that point. So good luck to all of you.
When we do the drawing, I'll go through and include any reviews that were posted to any of our posts on this site, since some of my posts didn't make it clear enough that you needed to post specifically in this thread. So don't worry if you posted somewhere else on accident, I'll include your entry. We only had one user who did a youtube walk-through video, so he'll be getting an extra 10 entries into the contest. It's not too late for other walk-through videos.. wink, wink. Thanks for supporting the game, and Happy Holidays to all of you. Tyler iCOOLgeeks |
Happy New Year! Thank you for a promo code. I really enjoyed the challenge that awaited me. I will leave my review here.
A Gorgeous Touch-Enabled Puzzle Adventure Game. This mystery solving adventure game will appeal to the geeky gamer. There are lots of puzzles to solve. Some knowledge of science will definitely be helpful. The colorful sceneries presented in 3 different seasons is eye popping on the iPad. The 6 different colored electrical mist (appearing in part 3 of game) is beautifully rendered and really adds to the atmosphere of the game. There are 3 parts to this adventure. In Part 1, you figure out that you need to go back in time using Tesla's time traveling device. In Part 2, you were told that you got there too late and needed to go back further in time to fix what happened. You have to collect 6 different colored bulbs to activate the time traveling device again. In Part 3, you needed to solve 6 color-coded puzzles in the presence of the corresponding colored electrical mist to save the people of Colorado Springs. Although the puzzles and hidden objects may be difficult at times, there is a build-in hints section to keep you going in case you get stuck. On top of that, there is a bonus mini game of sorts that you need to collect hidden items that are not needed to complete the game but will show up in the GameCenter Achievements. A must play game if you are inclined toward puzzle adventure games. The video walkthrough by Appyshka is sped up and compressed. It may be a little hard to follow, especially in parts 2 and 3. I have created a real time walkthrough for the Tesla's Electrical Mist for those who needed more help or just wanted to see how the game look in HD video. Enjoy. |
A puzzling thriller game that gets you addicted
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I always liked thrillers, especially the ones that put you into the action. This game lets you travel through time and save a town from an experiment gone wrong. It was fun and at the same time eerie, to be in a town where no one exists, to look for clues, in the hope of fixing everything, to be a hero, that's everyone's dream. This games satisfies your need to solve the problem. With 3 chapters of detective fun, the game promises to keep you glued to your device, till you can figure out what's going on and how to stop it once and for all. To sum it up, if you like Sci-Fi and Thrillers and want to be in the action, this game is a must buy! |
Reviewed as nerd_herd1 on US app store
Thanks for the game and contest |
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