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I learned a new word the other day, "iPhoneography." I was searching online for information about digital photography apps when I discovered that there is a new, legitimate art form complete with its own star artists and international awards. Taking photos with your iPhone (or any smartphone) and manipulating them with one or more of the hundreds of available apps is now the cutting edge in photography. You can do everything imaginable with your photos from just enhancing them to look more professional to completely transforming them into watercolor paintings, pencil sketches, comic books, abstract images, and more. The rules of the game are that you must take the photos with your phone and you can't upload them to a computer and edit them with sophisticated programs like Photoshop; it must all be done on your phone or tablet. It was nice to know that I, who can't draw or paint a thing, can now call myself an "artist" for playing around with my iPad!
I found just the information I was looking for in the library catalog, an E-Book entitled Create Great iPhone Photos: apps, tips, tricks, and effects by Allan Hoffman. There are so many apps of such varying quality available that it saves a lot of time-consuming trial and error to follow an expert's recommendations. Next I tried a search of the library's magazine database MasterFILE Premier. I found only limited search results for the term "iPhoneography" so I tried a more general search "phone and photography." This turned up 458 relevant articles, many from specialty photography magazines. This is a good trick to use when researching any subject in the magazine databases. I learned a great deal from these resources and was able to create far more successful photos. Here are a couple of examples:
Golden Gate, created with Aquarella
Pond, created with Haiku
Of course photography isn't the only art form you can pursue on a phone or tablet. There are many drawing and painting apps for those who want to start with a blank slate rather than a photo. Researching this topic I discovered that no less an artist than David Hockney is now producing works on his iPad. Of the new technology he said: "Who wouldn't want one? Picasso or Van Gogh would have snapped one up." In recent years Hockney moved from Los Angeles, inspiration for his famous swimming pool paintings, back to his native Yorkshire. He began painting the local landscape on his iPad with the Brushes app. At first he exhibited prints of these paintings, but in 2010 works he created on the iPad were exhibited on iPads at a Paris gallery. He has even been caught in an iPhone video painting on his iPad in a coffee shop.
View an online gallery of Hockney's iPad art here. Learn more about Hockney's work since his return to Yorkshire in a documentary film available from the library David Hockney: A Bigger Picture. And for those of us not quite up to Hockney's level, here is some advice on the best apps for aspiring artists.
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When I was a child, I was fascinated with Shakespeare. (Yes, I suppose I was not an ordinary child.) I remember making up a play based on Romeo and Juliet when I was merely seven years old, enlisting my sister and some neighborhood girls to act it out. I had only read a brief summary in an ancient encyclopedia, and obviously didn't know the full play because, somehow, a witch who lived in the basement got in there; and maybe I'd heard tell of a modern version called West Side Story, because the billiards table in the front room was commandeered as a prop. The stairs made a fine balcony, and I would call out through the banister railings "Romeo, Romeo! Werefore art thou, Romeo?" (Because, of course, I thought that it meant where are you, not who are you.) Then Romeo, in the shape of my younger sister in a pageboy hairdo, would proclaim."Here I am, Juliet. I'm off to kill the wicked witch." I'm sure my mother was dieing laughing in the other room.
I became more familiar with Shakespeare as I made my way through my father's Oxford Book of English Verse, and tackled several yellowing paperback plays left over from his University years. When I was ten, I created a two-person play for my best friend and me to act out in class. I played a girl who is practicing lines from Hamlet, and my best friend comes upon me and thinks I've got mad. She hides behind a curtain and makes shocked comments in sotto voce about what I'm saying. I really don't remember what she said in response to me spouting "Get thee too a nunnery," but our teacher thought it was hilarious and had us present it to the whole school.
I admit that most of the time I had no idea what was going on in the plays, but I struggled through anyway, because of the wonderful strange words. Words like bodikin, drumble, frampold, and gleek. I would read them out loud to relish them and use my imagination to make up what they meant. I was probably totally mispronouncing them. But, you know what? According to a video I just watched, so was everybody else, even famous actors like Sir Laurence Olivier, because the way people spoke back then wasn't like the posh, upper class diction that modern audiences associate with Shakespeare.
According to linguist David Crystal and his son, actor Ben Crystal, the English language in Shakespeare's day sounded more like the pronunciations that survives in British regional dialects and the colonial remnants in American and Australian speech. How do they know? They have reconstructed the Original Pronunciation (OP) by using the spelling of the time, glossaries produced by those contemporary with Shakespeare, and clues to what words should rhyme from the structure of verses. With my Bristolian accent of those days, I was probably closer to the original than Olivier. The Original Pronunciation story has been picked up by newspapers and radio, and more and more OP productions are being staged.
The Original Pronunciation website states:
"The present-day movement to perform works in OP began in 2004, when David Crystal collaborated with Shakespeare's Globe in an OP production of Romeo and Juliet. This was so successful that the following year the Globe mounted a production of Troilus and Cressida in OP. Subsequent interest from American enthusiasts led to OP Shakespeare events in New York, Virginia, and Kansas, ranging from evenings of extracts to full productions. As only a handful of works have so farbeen performed in OP, interest is growing worldwide to explore the insights that the approach can provide."
"The present-day movement to perform works in OP began in 2004, when David Crystal collaborated with Shakespeare's Globe in an OP production of Romeo and Juliet. This was so successful that the following year the Globe mounted a production of Troilus and Cressida in OP. Subsequent interest from American enthusiasts led to OP Shakespeare events in New York, Virginia, and Kansas, ranging from evenings of extracts to full productions. As only a handful of works have so farbeen performed in OP, interest is growing worldwide to explore the insights that the approach can provide."
The performance of plays in OP brings to light rhymes, puns and rhythms that have been missed by modern audiences and scholars. It enriches performances, enhances understanding and, oddly, makes the plays skim by faster. You can listen to examples on-line.
Of course, you can find the complete works of Shakespeare on-line--texts and analysis. But if you prefer to hold a book in your hand, for works on Shakespeare in MCPL, visit the first Dewey decimal number I ever memorized—822.33 There you can find scholarly works as well as the plays and poems themselves. In the children's room you can find some lovely retellings of the stories, none of which contain a billiards table. Also, there are many works of fiction for all ages set in Shakespeare's day. We have movies and sound recordings related to Shakespeare in the library for you to enjoy, but nothing in Original Pronunciation as yet. Give it time.
If you feel like making a field trip to another library, however, visit the Folger Shakespeare Library downtown to enjoy their exhibits or a live performance. I expect they can tell you all you want to know about Original Pronunciation.
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Floyd Mayweather retained his welterweight crown Saturday by beating scrappy Argentinian Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Mayweather remains unbeaten at 46-0, 26 KOs, while Maidana goes to 35-4, 31 KOs. The Associated Press reports that Mayweather landed nine more punches than Maidana despite only throwing half as many (425 to 858). However, the 221 punches Maidana landed against Mayweather were the most Mayweather has endured in his last 38 fights, according to ComuBox statistics.
Judge Michael Pernick scored it 114-114, a draw. Burt Clements had it 117-111 and Dave Moretti scored it 116-112 for Mayweather, according to the New York Times.
USA Today reported on a pre-fight controversy about Maidana's gloves that spilled into post-fight blame. Mayweather and the Nevada Athletic Commission said Maidana couldn't wear Everlast gloves because they did not have enough padding in the knuckle area. It was not settled until hours before the first round.
"If I had my gloves, I would've knocked him out," Maidana said. "He never hurt me with a punch. He wasn't even that tough."
Mayweather had pre-fight drama of his own. Three weeks ago Mayweather announced he and his longtime fiancee, Chantel Jackson, had broken up shortly after Jackson, who was pregnant with his twins, "was no longer pregnant," USA Today reported.
Maidana, 30, threw many looping punches and pinned Mayweather, 37, to the ropes in the early rounds, according to the New York Times. Mayweather chose his spots, getting in a couple of left hooks and straight shots to the body. But Maidana kept coming forward and smothering Mayweather. A cut opened above Mayweather's right eye in the fourth round.
It was not until the middle of the fight that Mayweather started tagging Maidana with quick, stinging blows. In the ninth round, Mayweather struck Maidana with a straight right and then a short overhand right. Later in the round, Mayweather bounced off the ropes to pepper Maidana with a two-punch combination that staggered the Argentinian, the Times reported.
It took Mayweather all 12 rounds to earn his $32 million payday. The Associated Press said the fight was in doubt late as Maidana wouldn't quit coming forward. With the crowd on its feet in the final round, Maidana tried to land big punches but Mayweather was able to escape most of them.
Maidana said he wants a rematch, and both promoter Richard Schaefer and Mayweather said he might get one after nearly pulling off one of the biggest upsets in recent years, according to the Associated Press.
With his wins over Maidana Saturday and Mexico's Saul Canelo Alvarez in September, Yahoo! Sports reports Mayweather has united the super welterweight and welterweight titles for both the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council.

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Apple and Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread
While I was thinking about what I wanted to do for breakfasts this week my thoughts kept coming back to apples, cinnamon and oatmeal. Although apple and cinnamon oatmeal sounded good, I thought that I would make it a bit more interesting and do an apple and cinnamon oatmeal bread. I wanted the bread to be full of apple flavour and to have nice big chunks of apple with every bite. To achieve this goal I used both large pieces of chopped apples and some of my own home made roasted apple sauce in the bread. Of course there had to be a lot of cinnamon and I thought that some raisins and chopped pecans would finish off the bread nicely. In addition to using rolled oats in the bread I garnished it with some more. The apple and cinnamon oatmeal bread turned out great! It was nice and light and fluffy and moist and full of appley goodness! I really enjoyed the texture provided by the chunks of apple, the rolled oats and the raisins and nuts. I think I might just have a new favorite quick bread.
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup vanilla yogurt
1/4 apple sauce
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 cup flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups apples (peeled, cored and cut into bite sized pieces)
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1. Mix the brown sugar, maple syrup, yogurt, apple sauce, oil, egg and rolled oats in a bowl and let it sit for 10 minutes.
2. Mix the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
3. Mix the wet and dry ingredients along with the apples, raisins and pecans until just mixed.
4. Spoon the mixture into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.
5. Sprinkle the rolled oats on top
6.Bake in a preheated 375F oven until a toothpick pushed into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
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Last summer, Nissan announced that the hybrid version of its popular Altima sedan would be discontinued. Created to help the carmaker meet emissions requirements in select U.S. states, the Altima licensed Toyota's hybrid drivetrain and battery technologies but was never pushed to compete with the leading hybrid models. The Altima hybrid was only ever available […]+ Read More
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Nissan has announced that it will stop selling its Altima Hybrid after the 2011 model year. The car served as Nissan's first and only hybrid since its release in 2007, but has only ever been available in the nine states that follow the California Air Resources Board's tailpipe emissions regimen: California, Oregon, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, […]+ Read More
Earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show, Nissan unveiled its subcompact Sway concept showing a potential design direction for Nissan production cars in this class. Nissan said it had the European market in mind when styling the fuel-sipping conventionally powered vehicle, but Nissan's global design chief Shiro Nakamura was reported as saying this could lead […]+ Read More
Nissan is the most fuel efficient full-line automaker in the United States. This according to the 2014 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "Trends" Report. Nissan's fleet-wide fuel economy rating of 26.2 combined mpg was highest among all full-line automakers in the annual report, which is the authoritative reference on new light-duty vehicle carbon dioxide emissions, fuel […]+ Read More
Some automotive enthusiasts dislike CVT transmissions for their lack of gear-change sound, and others less well initiated may even think the CVT's sound indicates it is malfunctioning. To overcome these issues, Nissan said from its Tennessee headquarters that it is increasing applications for its D-Step CVT (continuosly variable transmission) which simulates the sound of gear […]+ Read More
Nissan hopes to electrify this weekend's Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, South Australia with the on-track appearance of its all-electric racing car, the Nissan LEAF NISMO RC. Nissan said its LEAF NISMO RC is one of the most innovative racing cars in the world with its all-electric powertrain. The zero-emission, purpose-built racing machine is powered by […]+ Read More
Nissan reported June Canadian sales of 8,889 units, a decrease of 10 percent from last year. The Nissan division sales totaled 8,196 deliveries, down 10.1 percent, while Infiniti deliveries totaled 693 units, a decrease of 8.3 percent over 2012. Sales of the new Sentra compact shined in June with 1,721 units sold, an increase of […]+ Read More
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has added the Nissan Leaf to the list of cars with its prized "Top Safety Pick" designation for 2013. Nissan's all-electric car aced the independent organization's tests with its highest rating of "Good" in front, side, rollover and rear crash tests. "The IIHS 'Top Safety Pick' recognition speaks […]+ Read More
With its adjacent battery manufacturing and assembly plants now operational in Smyrna, Tenn., Nissan has established a state-of-the-art manufacturing process in the U.S. The electric car, launched in December 2010, had its best sales month in March this year with 2,236 units sold and Nissan is set up to produce as many as 150,000 per […]+ Read More


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Liquid Nutrition is proud to announce the appointment of Anna Datri to the role of vice president marketing.
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Perfect match: UNH men's hockey team adopts cancer survivor
Thursday, January 24, 2013
DURHAM — Andrew Silsby just became the newest member of the University of New Hampshire hockey team.
UNH senior Brittany Thompson was also involved in the process. She's the younger sister of former Wildcat hockey standout Paul Thompson.
FOJ tries to match children with brain tumors with college teams around the country. Andrew was the organization's 384th adoption, according to founder Dennis Murphy.
"This is not a one-semester deal," Murphy told the team. "He's not a mascot. He's not a lucky charm. He's a member of this team."
In other words, Andrew is a Wildcat for life.
"It makes me feel happy," Andrew said, "and part of a team."
His reaction when he first found out he was being adopted by the UNH hockey team?
"I started bawling my eyes out."
"He's been overwhelmed with joy," Sue said. "It's his dream."
Andrew has been following UNH hockey since he was 2, so this is a match made in heaven, although Boynton didn't know Andrew was a fan of the team until after she deemed it the best fit.
Murphy praised Boynton for her effort, which came about after she was diagnosed with skin cancer on her leg last fall.
"It's really being socially aware," Murphy said. "It's off the charts for a college senior to be focused on an issue like this."
Andrew was beaming Wednesday. UNH captain Connor Hardowa presented the sixth-grader with a UNH cap and T-shirt. He also welcomed him to the "family" as did coach Dick Umile.
The Wildcats watched a slide presentation of Andrew's journey over the past seven years.
"It's amazing how he's managed to get through all those things in his life," Hardowa said. "It should be an inspiration for us. It gives you a different perspective on life."
Murphy went through a similar ordeal. He founded the Friends of Jaclyn in honor his daughter, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 9.
She's now a freshman at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Jaclyn was adopted by the Northwestern University women's lacrosse team.
Being a single mom, Sue believes Andrew should have more male role models in his life.
"It means the world to me," said Boynton, who met Murphy when she was playing varsity basketball for Duxbury (Mass.) High School. "It makes you realize the little things in your life aren't so important when these kids are going through such a terrible time. To see a smile on a kid's face just warms my heart."
She's now a freshman at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Jaclyn was adopted by the Northwestern University women's lacrosse team.
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Why are you still using Nexuiz? It's an obsolete version of the same engine as Xonotic, and is consistently outperformed by Xonotic. Not very interesting.
Phoronix: Eight-Way BSD & Linux OS Comparison
Being benchmarked today at Phoronix is a comparison of eight different BSD and Linux operating systems. The contenders for this performance roundabout include PC-BSD 9.1, DragonFlyBSD 3.4.1, Ubuntu 13.04, Linux Mint 15 RC, CentOS 6.4, Fedora 18, Mageia 3, and openSUSE 12.3. Which of these operating systems are the fastest and slowest for a variety of different workloads? Read on to find out.
Why are you still using Nexuiz? It's an obsolete version of the same engine as Xonotic, and is consistently outperformed by Xonotic. Not very interesting.
Seems to me that compared to other similar AGED distros, it won some, and lost some. Overall, about the same. THAT IS PERFORMANCE ONLY, which is far from the only consideration when selecting a distro. You know that some people choose their distribution philosophically, don't you? Their (canonical's) lack of upstream contribution is a great reason to avoid them. Also their crappy UI, and other attempts to break compatibility with GNU/Linux.
This benchmark was quite interesting to me. Particularly the anomalous Mageia position. Why would setting the scheduler to performance lower the performance, as opposed to ondemand? That doesn't make much sense to me...
Anyway, i thought you were trolling for MS now? Weren't you just going on about how much linux sucked? Now you're back to being pro-Ubuntu again, i guess?
Was surprised to see CentOS be fastest on Nexuiz, considering it focus on server and stability.
Too bad DragonFly BSD was missing from many tests...


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Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Cuba, after cardiovascular diseases. It is estimated that every year about 21,000 people die of cancer on the island and more than 31,000 cancer cases are newly diagnosed.
"Cancer is one of the major killers in Cuba. This is partly because people live longer but also because many have adopted unhealthy lifestyles. Too many people use alcohol harmfully, eat unhealthily and use tobacco," says Dr José Luis Di Fabio, the head of the WHO Country Office in Cuba. "Among men, prostate and lung cancers are the most common types of cancer, and among women breast and cervical cancer are at the top of the list." Read more
Visit the PAHO World Cancer Day 2013 webpage.


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The funny part is that lil' Hatchin's experience working as unpaid server at the Japanese restaurant is exactly the sort of scenario that somehow seems to lead to somebody becoming a wildly successful restaurant tycoon eventually. Like, I can just picture her at 35, musing about her humble beginnings and stubborn insistency as she reviews absurd quarterly profit reports from her hibachi empire or some such. Maybe it's actually unfortunate that her mom comes to whisk her off at the end when she should have just gone back to the restaurant.
I don't think I've ever commented on the fashion presented in anime, but the outfits Michiko wears here do warrant comment since they really do seem like the garb of real-life fashionista instead of generalized outfits cooked up by animators. Once again, I'm impressed by the amount of authenticity in this show. It really does seem like the crew actually went out and took a mountain of reference photos in Rio de Janeiro. The level of verisimilitude is at a level that makes me forget I'm watching anime a lot of the time, actually.
Hell, that goes for the design and personality of the characters, as well. Even secondary characters like the chef and the fortune teller have the sort of square peg complexity you'd expect out of - - I don't know - - a Nat Geo profile, instead of a roster of shonen or shojo archetypes.
I was especially fascinated by how the fortune teller's various predications were handled. It all brought to mind the various descriptions of "practical magic" I'd read about in a Comparing Religions class in college once. Michiko's waxing and waning trust in the crone's advice really does seem authentic to the attitudes those who'd choose to believe in all these cobbled-together rituals as if they were tips from a bookie.
Maybe is isn't quite the CITY OF GOD of anime, but there really isn't anything else that's quite like this show…
Watch this episode, "Like a Frantic Pinball" here and decide for yourself, then read my comments on the previous episode here.
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Weird result for Lammps, according to previous benchmarks there should be little difference between GCC 4.7 and 4.8 http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...competes&num=2
Same for Lavamd. http://openbenchmarking.org/prospect...5a1d98daedbbb7
Phoronix: Preview: Ubuntu's Performance Over The Past Two Years
Our latest look at the current development state of Ubuntu 13.10 is comparing the "Saucy Salamander" performance against that of Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10, 12.04.2 LTS, and 11.10. Testing was done with an Intel Sandy Bridge system to see how the Ubuntu Linux performance has evolved over the past two years in the road to the October release of Ubuntu 13.10.
Weird result for Lammps, according to previous benchmarks there should be little difference between GCC 4.7 and 4.8 http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...competes&num=2
Same for Lavamd. http://openbenchmarking.org/prospect...5a1d98daedbbb7
Anyone knows why ffmpeg got so much faster in 13.10? Thanks!
And now compare it with Gentoo ...
Ubuntu may have become faster, but it is still horrible bloatware.
Gentoo is a mixed bag for most people, but I freaking love it. It sure takes a lot of time to get used to, but when you are, for instance, a scientist, developer or server-administrator, being flexible and performance is the priority.
Portage is awesome and way more advanced than aptitude. Using Debian once in a while, I feel like being set back _years_.
Compiling your own stuff is also debatable, as it depends on what you do with the given potential. I know that excessive CFLAGS (-Ofast ...) don't bring much and make the program really unstable. What it's about is the fact that you have USE-flags to only compile your software with features you need. This effectively allows you to strip down your system, make your programs faster and reducing memory-usage (as less shared libraries are loaded).
Once you have set up your Gentoo-system, it will be the bomb and work for you just like you want it to be. I am not unrealistic to say that Gentoo is for everybody. If you don't understand it or are incapable of reading the great manuals, then I can't help you, but I won't accuse you for using the bloatware Ubuntu. I don't want to push this discussion here too far, either, as I was speaking of performance and not user-friendliness.
No one can debate that Gentoo is faster, and it's not about excessive compiler-flags and the like. It's more about what software is installed and how many dependencies it pulls in.
I like your analogy of "getting out of the basement".
Frankly, the question to ask is, who really is residing in a basement: The troll, who has nothing better to do than writing useless posts, or the experienced Gentoo user, who knows his way around GNU/Linux.
I'll leave the answer to you, BO$$.
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Again, I am not talking about popularity and I didn't say you could use Gentoo without proper preparation and using the manuals provided.
mrugiero gave a good answer, so there is no need for me to explain it to you again.
The point is flexibility: Once you need your computer to do more advanced stuff, distributions like Ubuntu can get in your way. When you don't know what I'm talking about, you won't understand it.
If your horizon can't reach further than the Ubuntu Software Center, you don't qualify to have a discussion with me or any other advanced GNU/Linux-developer.
My Gentoo-setup boots up in less than 3 seconds and is fully functional. Show me you can do that with Ubuntu and we can talk again.


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With the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announcing its class of 2015, including first-time finalist Green Day, here are some acts it has overlooked over the years.
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Discussing: February 2013 Birthday Cards
February 2013 Birthday Cards
Message: 54968
27 Jan 13 10:23 AM
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Birthday folks: Is your birthday in February and you would be delighted by a little story gift from your fellow HASA members? Then state your request here in this thread. To collect your birthday cards in one place, you can create a birthday workshop story.
Authors: Let yourselves get inspired by the suggestions - a chance to be creative and to make a fellow HASA member happy at the same time! Just like the recipients, you can collect the stories you've written in a birthday workshop story.
And don't forget to add your birthday cards to the 2013 Birthday Cards Challenge.
Here's a short recap on how to do that:
- Add each birthday present as a chapter in your story, using the story name (and the birthday recipient if there is room) as the story chapter. If you can't fit the person's name into the chapter title, just include it as the first opening line in the chapter.
- Be sure you give each chapter a number and set the status to public so everyone can read it!
- Since most birthday card stories are pretty short, you might include the birthday recipient's wish for what kind of story she wanted. Paste it from the forum.
- In your story summary, you can list out who you've written stories for if you like.
- It's up to you on the order you want to give your chapters - Alphabetical by recipient, order by month chronologically, newest first, etc.
In case you need help or have a comment, question or suggestion, please post it here or send me an e-mail - I'll do my best to help.
January, 13th - Archeress: I'd like a story about Boromir and Lothiriel. What was their relationship like, given the age difference? Did he promise to do something with her when he returned, and what did she feel when the news of his death came? (Those are just suggestions).
Re: February 2013 Birthday Cards
Message: 54969
27 Jan 13 12:41 PM
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Yay, finally get a chance to do this.
My Birthday is the 13th and I'd like a story about Boromir and Lothiriel. What was their relationship like, given the age difference? Did he promise to do something with her when he returned, and what did she feel when the news of his death came? (Those are just suggestions).
Re: February 2013 Birthday Cards
Message: 54971
28 Jan 13 9:16 AM
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I'll see what I can come up with- can't promise it'll be very fluffy though!
Re: February 2013 Birthday Cards
Message: 54988
08 Feb 13 2:38 PM
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Author's Note: Sorry it's so early, Archeress- I can always try to write you another if it isn't satisfactory?
She scowls at me, petulance marrng her pretty face.
"It's not fair."
I shrug.
"Life rarely is, cousin."
She tosses her head.
"You know exactly what I mean, Boromir."
She turns and stomps away from me.
I know not what to say, so I say nothing.
She turns back to me and I see a glistening in her eyes that promises tears.
"He never lets me do anything."
I shake my head.
"He worries about you, cousin. He is your father."
She tosses her head again, a bridled mare yearning to be free.
"He is a boring old goat, is what he is! He never lets me do anything!"
I know not what to say, so I say nothing as she rants.
"If he had his his way I should be locked up in a tower like some stupid princess in a stupid fairytale! It is as though he thinks me made of glass!"
I sigh and shake my head.
"Were it up to me I would let you come with me in a heartbeat..."
She sniffs.
"You promise?"
I nod.
"...but it is not up to me. Your father treats you as the most delicate flower because to him that is what you are, cousin- his most precious, priceless jewel."
I shrug
"And anyway, he may have a point. The roads are not what they once were, after all- there are bandits and goblins and trolls and far, far worse things lurking along them."
She sniffs, sullen again, and though my heart breaks I must stay strong.
"Then why must you go alone? Why is it one rule for men and one for women?"
I know not what to say, so I say nothing.
"Why can I not come with you, Boromir? I can ride as well as any man, you know I can- I could cut off my hair, pretend to be your page-"
Her voice falters, the tears glisten in her eyes again and she turns away from me.
If I could only explain, if I could only tell her...
...but I cannot.
Father swore me to secrecy, and my word is my bond.
Only a King could get me to break my word, and there is as little chance of a King turning up as...
I smile sadly.
"Tell you what, cousin- how about a compromise?"
She turns, one eyebrow raised, and my smile lightens.
"If you will stay still and silent here in Dol Amroth like a princess in a fairytale, then when I return I shall endeavour with all my heart to rescue you, to convince your wicked father to allow you to accompany me next time I visit Faramir."
She sniffs.
"You promise?"
I nod.
"On my life, cousin- and if he naysays such a suggestion, then I shall suggest that perhaps you might like to accompany me the next time I visit our comrades in Rohan."
Her eyes widen.
"Rohan? But that is... it is so far... and it..."
I shrug.
"With me by your side, you could travel anywhere in Middle-Earth and come to no harm- I promise."
"You promise?"
I smile.
"Only death will stop me."
She bursts into the long-threatened tears and flings her arms around me and I...
I know not what to say.
So I say nothing.
I never do.
Re: February 2013 Birthday Cards
Message: 54992
09 Feb 13 5:32 AM
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General Audience
Early is fine, more than fine.
Bit caught out to start with, particularly her attitude over her father, but now I love it. Lothiriel's line "Then why must you go alone? Why is it one rule for men and one for women?", reminds me so much of Eowyn.
Re: February 2013 Birthday Cards
Message: 54993
09 Feb 13 8:39 AM
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General Audience
Perhaps that's why Eomer got on with her so well? No, seriously, glad you liked it- it was nice to write something out of my comfort zone for a change!


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Club Penguin Full Review
By, Erhan Altay
First released in October 24, 2005 by New Horizon Interactive, Club Penguin was bought out by Disney for a whopping $350+ million dollars. What makes Club Penguin so valuable is its decision to target a young audience and assure parents that their kids are safe while playing the game. Club Penguin wasn't the first browser based social networking site geared towards children, Gaia Online is at least a year older but it was the first in providing a large virtual world complete with stores, minigames, and even player housing.
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Account creation in Club Penguin requires email verification and even goes so far as to say 'enter your parent's email address' so there should be no confusion that this is a game meant to be enjoyed exclusively by children between the ages of 6 and 14. The character creation process is extremely simple, players chose a name and one of thirteen colors for their penguin. Every name must be manually accepted by moderators so new players will spend their first play session with a temporary name which is usually a string of numbers. There are dozens of channels to connect to, some of which do not allow chatting. Club Penguin has no formal tutorial but a series of menus explain the basics the first time player slog in. The game world is two dimension and runs on Adobe Flash which most people should already have installed. The graphics are cartoony with a goofy feel. The drawings lack detail which gives the game a laid back, easy to navigate feel.
Penguin Island
There is no linear path of progression in Club Penguin. Players do not gain experience, skills or any sort of fame points. Instead, coins are earned through mini games and other activities. These coins can be used to purchase new clothes for your penguin, pet puffles, or new furniture and designs for your igloo. Navigation can be done manually by walking from one area to an adjacent one or more easily through the map found on the bottom left of the screen. There are about 14 zones to explore on Penguin Island, many with several places of interest. The town has a nightclub, giftshop, and coffee cafe while the plaza has a pizza place, pet shop, and stage. Other places of interest are the Ski Hill where penguins can race others down the slopes and the Dojo where players battle each other in a simple card game called card-jitsu. Many locations have arcade style mini games that resemble the sort found on Neopets but there is as of now no single page from which to easy access all available games.
Wobble Around and Meet Friends
The developers behind Club Penguin originally stated their intention was to build a social network for kids and the community and socialization aspects of the game still remain the main hook. There are some gameplay elements which have been added over the years and continued to be developed. These mainly include minigames, some of which are single player such as a dance dance revolution type game while others are multiplayer such as connect four which is played at the lodge in Ski Village. Other activities include reading stories where players have to type out the story to progress and can chose how the story unfolds. These activities earn players coins but there are only a few games with favorable coin to time ratios. Raising pets is another side activity but isn't very flashed out. There is only one type of pet, fluffy creatures called puffles that come in an assortment of colors. Each color has its favorite toys and games but the activities that can be done with them is quite limited. My favorite gameplay element was the card-jitsu game where players challenge each other to short card duels and earn new belt colors. The game is pretty simple, every round, players select one of their cards which has an elemental and numerical value. The three elements are fire, ice, and water. Fire melts ice, ice freezes water, and water douses fire. If both players select a card of the same elemental type, the one with the higher numerical value wins.
Members Only
While Club Penguin is free to play, the game does everything it can to entice players to pay (or rather get their parents to pay) for a full membership which costs $5.95 per month. Only paying players can customize their igloo or use their coins to purchase new clothes and accessories for their avatar. Paying members also have access to more levels in several of the mini games and can purchase all the various breeds of puffle pets while free members may only buy the blue and red breeds. Some commentators have complained that membership has created two tiers or castes of players but it is not a big issue in-game. The main appeal of Club Penguin for kids is being able to chat with their friends, everything else is icing on the cake. Estimates place the number of paying players at around 10% of the total population so it's clear that the vast majority of players continue to enjoy the game for free. Club Penguin has been so successful that recently many rivals have sprouted up including SpineWorld and Chapatiz which offer the same kid centric virtual world experience.
Final Verdict: Good
Club Penguin was an early pioneer of the preteen virtual world/social network scene and is still one of the most developed games available in the genre. If you have children or younger siblings who are starting to delve into the internet and gaming, be sure to steer them towards Club Penguin.
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